Scarce King Gustaf V of Sweden medal struck in commemoration of the 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics. Silver, 38 mm x 44 mm, 24 gm (with ribbon), by Adolf Lindberg. Topped with the royal crown, the front of the medal depicts the king in left-facing profile, with his name inscribed along upper edge, “Gustaf V Sveriges Konung”; the reverse bears crossed laurel and palm branches with the Swedish national emblem of three crowns, inscribed above, “Femte Olympiaden Stockholm 1912.” King Gustaf V personally presented this medal to various dignitaries, officials, IOC and Swedish committee members, royal family members, and Swedish medal winners. Complete with the seldom-seen time period blue-and-gold ribbon (not original to the medal itself).
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