This was the result of a competition in which some 212 artists participated.

It is made up of a Roman she-wolf, from which Remus and Romulus, founders of the city of Rome, are suckling, on top of a column. On this, there is a victorious athlete being crowned in accordance with Roman custom; around him, people dressed in togas cheering him.

Some 290,000 copies in 11 languages were produced.