Uncommon ‘trial version’ of the participation medal issued for the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 38 mm, 21 gm, by John Pinches. The front shows a nude athlete bending and touching the ground, a laurel wreath in his left hand, with a procession of athletes in the background; the reverse bears a city view of London above raised lettering and Olympic rings, “XIV Olympiad, London, 1948.”
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