Olympics 9208. St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal. Participation medal issued for the St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 37 mm, 22 gm, by Milo Martin. The front depicts the goddess Victory holding a laurel branch in a horse-drawn sled, with mountains rising in the background and the Olympic rings below; the reverse bears raised text, “II Jeux Olympiques D’hiver St. Moritz 1928,” over a laurel branch. Starting Bid $200
First-place gold medal from the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Games
9209. Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics Gold Winner’s Medal. Winner’s medal issued for the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 55 mm, 97 gm, designed by Giuseppe Cassioli, minted by Whitehead & Hoag. The front, inscribed, “Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1932,” features a ‘Seated Victory’ with the Coliseum in the background; the reverse portrays a winner carried by jubilant athletes. A wonderful example of this classic design, and the only first-place 1932 LA prize we have ever offered. Starting Bid $1000
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