Fall Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 04:00PM EDT - Sat, Nov 4, 2017 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 145
1956 MELBOURNE, 1976 MONTREAL AND 1984 LOS ANGELES (VOLUNTEER) TRIO OF SUMMER OLYMPICS PARTICIPATION MEDALS (SDHOC COLLECTION)
Sold for
$362.40
Sold Price includes BP
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Nice trio of Summer Olympic Games participation medals.
1) 1956 Melbourne Games. Bronze medal designed by Andor Meszaros and minted by K.G. Luke. Diameter 63 mm; thickness 4 mm. Obverse has Olympic motto "Citius Altius Fortius" within acircle of athletes marching around the rim. Reverse is theMelbourne coat of arms underneath the Olympic rings with "Olympic Games Melbourne - 1956".First Olympics held in Australia. Comes in VF condition.
2) 1976 Montreal Games. Bronze medal designed byG. Huel / P. Pelletier and minted by Royal Canadian Mint. Diameter 45mm; thickness 3 mm; weight 42 grams. Obverse has Montreal Games logo.Reverse has Montreal Olympic stadium above two lines of raised text“XXleOlympiade Montreal 1976”. Comes in GVF condition with original presentation case also in great condition.
3) 1984 Los Angeles Games (Volunteer). Designedby Dugland Sterner and minted by Jostens. Same size as regularparticipation medal. Obverse has Olympic motto "Citius Altius Fortius"over L.A. Coliseum. Reverse has Los Angeles Olympic emblem. The '84 SummerGames had 1750 staff members and roughly 60000 volunteers. Eachvolunteer received one of these for their contributions. GVF/EF.
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