File:Beijingolympicsmedals.jpg

2008 Summer Olympics silver, gold and bronze medals. Reverse side has a ring of unique jade as symbols of virtue and nobility. The hook is a stylised dragon. The obverse side (not shown) shows as always Nike - the Greek goddess who personifies victory. The inscription reads "XXIX OLYMPIAD BEIJING 2008". The medals are seven centimetres in diameter and are six millimetres thick.

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|Article=2008 Summer Olympics

|Description=2008 Summer Olympics three medals

|Source= http://en.beijing2008.cn/spirit/beijing2008/graphic/n214070893.shtml Official 2008 Beijing Olympics organizing committee

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|Purpose=Promotional press kit officially released by the Olympics committee

|Replaceability= Not easy since all three medals are present.

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• The image is unique as a photograph of the Olympic Medals for all three places. It is rare to find a close-up photograph of Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
• The image significantly adds to the article, Olympic Games in that it provides a visual representations of the medals awarded.
• Use of the photograph in the Olympic Games article does not limit the copyright holder's ability to distribute the photo or profit from it.
• Use of the image is for educational purposes only and not economic gain is intendend or received.
• Originally this image was released by the Beijing Olympic Committee for the press.
• The context of article is greatly enhanced by the photograph.
• Credit to the copyright holder is cited on this page.

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• Officially released by the 2008 Beijing Olympics committee to give visual representation of the medals for press release and the world
• Relatively hard to replace since all three medals are presented at once.
• Only used for coeducational and good will reasons on Wikipedia to complement the article
• Until free source is provided I assume it is fair use to use this on Wikipedia
• This image is used by non-profit organization, Wikimedia Foundation to complement the 2008 Summer Olympics that it represents
• This image is of unique nature since all three medals are hard to photograph unless it is officially illustrated by the organization or the person(s) who won all three distinct medals combine them on one photo shoot. In that case it will need to have happen after the Olympics and willingness of the person to share the image.
• The closeup view of these medals are necessary to look at its design.

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