For the next year games, the progress of making the medals has already begun. 4,700 gold, silver and bronze medals are being made at the Royal Mint's headquarters in Llantrisant, in Rhondda Cynon Taf. For each one the progress will take 10 hours and the design is presented with the Greek goddess of victory Nike, stepping out of the Parthenon and arriving in the host city. The Royal Mint has brought together a specially selected team of designers, technicians and craftsmen who have been testing and refining the minting process to ensure every medal produced meets highly exacting specifications. British artist David Watkins drew up the designs for the Olympic medals, while those for the Paralympics were done by jewellery artist Lin Cheung. The River Thames runs through the middle as a celebratory ribbon. The bowl-like background recalls ancient amphitheatres, with a square balancing the circle to give a sense of place.
More than 800 local people are employed by the Royal Mint, and now each one will be able to tell their children and grandchildren that they, and south Wales, had a hand in creating a piece of Olympic history.
Some the famous medals from the past.
REFERENCES
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15475942
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14291544
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