Gold medal won by Sid Patterson for first place in the World Amateur Sprint Championships in Copenhagen, 1949. Obverse features thirty-three miniature enamel flags. Central section and scroll at lower edge contains text in gold and blue that reads "FONDEE / EN / 1900 / UNION CYCLISTE INTERNATIONALE 1949 / 1ER PRIX". Reverse features female figure holding an olive branch and cyclist. Text in gold and blue reads "CHAMPIONSHIP DU MONDE / VITESSE / AMATEURS". Suspension ring at top.