Fall Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 04:00PM EDT - Sat, Nov 4, 2017 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 684
1900 PARIS EXPOSITION GAMES (2ND OLYMPICS) GOLD WINNER'S MEDAL FOR FIREFIGHTING
Unsold
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Presented here is an incredible gold "Firefighting" winner's medal/plaque fromthe 1900 Paris Exposition Games (aka The World's Fair) which lastedfrom May 14 to October 28 and were later credited as the 2nd ModernOlympic Games following the 1896 Olympics in Athens Greece. Theorganizers so under-promoted the Olympic status of the competitions thatmany of the athletes never knew they were participating in Olympicevents.
This gold plaque was awarded to a firefighting participant asreferenced by "Concours De Sapeurs-Pompiers" (English translation"fire brigade competition") on the reverse podium with a victorious athlete standing triumphantly on top. The obverse depicts Fame scattering laurel branches over the Expositionsurrounded by "PARIS 1900" "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE" and "EXPOSITIONUNIVERSELLE." Designed by F. Vernon the medal is made of solid pure silver with high-quality gold plating. Itmeasures 59 mm tall by 41 mm wide and 2 mm thick weighing 56 grams. TheFrench Mint cornucopia symbol along with "Argent" (silver) is stamped on thelower side edge. This stunning example comes in GVF condition with hardly any gold plating worn off.
Presented to the first place winners of the Team Firefighting event it is unknown if this particular medal was awarded for the "Volunteer" or"Professional" category. Firefighting was an unofficialevent at the 1900 Paris Games and competitions wereheld for both professional and volunteer firefighters. Firefighting is no longer considered an Olympic event by the IOC but the official American report of the 1900 Gamesprepared by A.G. Spalding devotes an entire page to the competitionwhich was won by Kansas City of the USA and "its famous engine and hookand ladder company No.1."'
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