On January 7, 2022, the acceptance ceremony of the winning medals of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games was held in the atrium of the gold and silver coin production building of Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd. The acceptance working group of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee conducted on-site acceptance of the medals, and 40 employee representatives of Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd. who participated in the production of medals witnessed this solemn moment.
The medal shows the style of Made in China
The winning medal is the iconic visual carrier of the Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games, attracting the attention of the world, and medal production is a key part of the preparation for the Competition. The acceptance team and designer representatives of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee came to the production site to inspect the appearance, process, surface quality, engraved words, ribbons, packaging boxes, etc. of the medals one by one, and passed the acceptance. After 18 production processes and 20 quality inspections, the shining medals are simple but not simple, fully demonstrating the style of Chinese manufacturing in the new era.
At the acceptance ceremony, the special short film "Tongxin And Ingenuity" produced by the medal production of Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd. was played, and Liu Ke, secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd., then said in his speech that Under the guidance of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and under the leadership of China Banknote Printing minting Group Co., Ltd., it took 16 months to set up a project leading group, set up seven professional working groups for business services, technical processes, production organization, quality control, equipment and materials, safety and confidentiality, audit and supervision, etc., and cast "concentricity" with responsibility and ingenuity. Medals, and will do a good job in medal transportation, distribution and other support work.
Chen Ning, director of the Cultural Activities Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are major landmark events at important historical nodes. Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd. has a century of history, the process of medal production once again proves that the company is worthy of the glorious title of "national team, main force", the company's employees with a rigorous attitude, dexterous hands, the pursuit of excellence in the state, between the inches of the cohesion of ingenuity, show sincerity, for the Winter Olympics to depict "one heart". These medals will follow the winning athletes and spread around the world, showcasing the Chinese spirit and telling the Chinese story.
Representatives of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd. signed the acceptance certificate and jointly sealed the medals. The sealed medals will arrive at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the near future.
Source: Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee official website
Editors: Zhuang Qixin, Yang Ye
Review: Sun Weijun
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