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Desirable unawarded winner's medal for gymnastics from the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. Silver, 70 mm, 175 gm, by Malcolm Grear Designers; manufactured by Reed and Barton. The front, inscribed "XXVI Olympiad Atlanta 1996" with Olympic rings, shows a ‘Seated Victory’ holding a laurel wreath and palm branch, with the Colosseum looming in the background; the reverse, inscribed "Centennial Olympic Games," features the Atlanta logo and a stylized 'Quilt of Leaves' olive branch with the pictogram for gymnastics below. The bottom edge of the unawarded medal is not engraved. Suspended from its original green-and-gold ribbon, embroidered with laurel leaves and "Atlanta 1996," and housed in its handsome laser-etched "Atlanta 1996" wooden case.
From the personal collection of a lifelong collector, teacher, and traveler with a passion for world history. His collecting years ranged from the 1970s to the present day, meaning that several of the premier pieces have not been on the market in decades.
