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Lot #4053
Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Gold Winner's Medal

Stunning winner's medal from the controversial XI Olympiad

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Stunning winner's medal from the controversial XI Olympiad

Rare winner's medal for the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Regilded gilt silver, 57 mm, 78 gm, by Giuseppi Cassioli. The front, inscribed, “XI. Olympiad, Berlin, 1936,” features a ‘Seated Victory’ with the Coliseum in the background; the reverse portrays a winner carried by jubilant athletes; and the bottom edge engraved, "B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, 990." A tremendously sought-after and lustrous first-place winner's medal from the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Olympic Memorabilia
  • Dates: #640 - Ended July 21, 2022