Spring Premier Auction 2015
Wed, Apr 8, 2015 08:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 27, 2015 12:30AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 1256
1924 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES PARTICIPANT'S BADGE AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION PRESENTED BY NYC MAYOR (HYLAN) TO LOCAL U.S. OLYMPIANS (HELMS/LA84 COL
Sold for
$514.80
Sold Price includes BP
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Two rare items from the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics.
1) Participant's badge: Partially enameled bronze. 34 x 42mm. Shield shape. Raised lettering "CONCURRENT - C.O.F. - VIII OLYMPIADE PARIS 1924" on red enamel. Olympic rings in color at top. Ship design at center. Numbered 6700. The pin/screw back still intact. VG-EX condition.
2) Commemorative medallion: Sterling silver. 3 x 5cm. Ornate hexagonal shape. Engraved from top "1924 - PRESENTED BY HON. JOHN F. HYLAN - ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO THE VICTORIOUS ATHLETES ON THEIR RETURN FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES AT PARIS FRANCE." Design shows male athlete in early uniform holding laurel branch. Each Olympian in NYC area was issued one of these upon their return home. "D&C" (Dieges & Clust) and "STERLING" engraved on back. VG condition.
Includes Letter of Provenance from Helms Athletic Foundation/LA84 Collection.
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