The reverse features six shields of winter events, with scenes of curling and dogsledding below. The obverse of the medal depicts the winged figure of Fame blowing into a long horn against a wintry landscape, with the Olympic rings above. Don't confuse this item with a third-place bronze medal. Participation medals go to all the athletes who compete at the Olympics. Measuring 60 millimeters by 48 millimeters, the medal's designs are the work of the manufacturer, Robbins Co., in Attleboro, Mass.
2012 SUMMER OLYMPIC MEDAL TOTALS PLUS
Even a participation medal is expected to brings thousandsĪn estimate of $8,000 plus has been placed on a bronze participation medal from the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. The medal is listed with an estimate of $7,000. The reverse depicts the Brabo Fountain above the Antwerp shield, a cathedral and the city looming in the background. The obverse depicts a victorious athlete holding a laurel wreath and palm branch, with a statue of Renommee in the background. Gonna be some gold coming home from Tokyo, yo. Offered by RR Auctions is a 57-millimeter silver winner's medal, designed by Belgian sculptor Josuë Dupon. USA athletes have won a total of 2,523 medals (1,022 of them gold) at the Summer Olympic Games, the most of any country in the world. The 1920 games were held in Antwerp, Belgium. A notable silver medal is for sale, tooġ920 marked the first Summer Olympics in eight years since the 1916 Games scheduled for Berlin were canceled because of World War I. The medal is accompanied by its purple ribbon, with LONDON 2012 and the Olympic rings embroidered in white. The medal's reverse features the stylized London 2012 emblem of the London Games set against an abstract linear background. Behind and below Nike is Panathinaikon Stadium, with the Acropolis visible further in the background. Fifteen gold medals were awarded and 260 athletes took part (156 men and 104 women). The five Olympic rings are centered above a winged Nike. Weightlifting competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from 28 July to 7 August in the ExCeL venue. Designed by David Watkins, the medal's obverse features the inscription XXX OLYMPIAD LONDON 2012 arcing around the top rim.
The "gold" medals for first-place finishers in the London 2012 Summer Games are 85-millimeter medals composed of of gilt silver, weighing 433 grams. The auction company said the edge inscription would be disclosed to the winning bidder. The auction company does not disclose the incuse edge inscription identifying the sport for which the medal was presented, as doing so would also help identify the recipient of the medal.
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