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Timed Auction

2024 SPRING PREMIER AUCTION

Wed, Mar 27, 2024 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Apr 14, 2024 07:50AM EDT
Lot 674

1988 Seoul Summer Olympics Athlete & Judge Bronze Participation Medals (w/ original cases) and Enameled Pill Box (Unique Trio)

Sold for
$218.40
Sold Price includes BP

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Offered here is grouping of three 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics items: an athlete's participation medal (w/ case) , a judge's participation medal (w/ case & box), and a lovely enameled presentation pill box. Also included is a custom-made 1988 participation medal box.Athlete Participation Medal: Circulate shape. Made of bronze by Korea Security Printing and Minting. 60mm in diameter; 6 mm thick; 117 grams. Same size as Bronze 3rd Place award medals. Designed by Kim Kwang-Hyun. Obverse has Namdaemun (South Gate) flanked by familiar motifs (mountains, cloud, rain, sun and crane) in ancient Korean folk paintings. Reverse has Seoul Olympic emblem. Comes in original blue velvet presentation case.Judge Participation Medal: Octagonal shape. Made of bronze. 66 x 66 mm; 6 mm thick; 180 grams. Obverse has Korean archer on horseback with Olympic rings below and "XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988" in Korean. Reverse has Seoul Olympic Stadium with raised facsimile signatures of IOC President and Seoul OOC President with date of games below. Comes in original blue velvet presentation case with white box made of thick paper stock.Pill Box: Purple hand-crafted 1988 Seoul Olympics depiction on top. Made by Crummles & Co. of England. Diameter 2-1/2". Height 1-3/8". Mint Condition.

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