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Winner's medal awarded at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 79 gm, by Giuseppi Cassioli. The front, inscribed, “XI. Olympiad, Berlin, 1936,” features a ‘Seated Victory’ with the Colosseum in the background; the reverse portrays a winner carried by several jubilant athletes. The bottom edge is stamped, "B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim." The medal bears a few small scratches and an area of discoloration. A scarce winner’s medal given that just 320 bronze prizes were struck for the 1936 Games. Includes its scarce hinged presentation case, gilt-stamped on the lid with an emblem of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Bell; the case bears light overall wear. Accompanied by an official third-place winner’s diploma from the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, 19.25 x 15, presented to Swedish runner Henry Jonsson, who placed third in the men's 5000-meter event. The diploma, which reads, “John Henry Jonsson, Schweden, Dritter, 5000m - Lauf,” is framed to an overall size of 24.5 x 20.5.
