Unusual participation medal issued for gymnastics at the Paris 1900 Olympics. Silvered bronze, 44 mm, 33 gm. The front depicts an embossed laurel branch with raised text in French (translated): “Patronage and Youth Work, International Gymnastics Competition, 1900”; and the reverse features a laurel wreath over a variety of exercise and gymnastics equipment. The medal bears some light marks and areas of discoloration.
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