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Winner's medal issued for fencing at the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 60 mm, 125 gm, originally designed by Giuseppe Cassioli. The front is inscribed, "XIX Olimpiada Mexico 1968," and features a 'Seated Victory' with the Colosseum in the background; the reverse depicts a victorious athlete with a palm branch being carried by several jubilant athletes. A small plaque attached to the top of the medal bears the fencing pictogram of crossed épées, with a blank reverse, suspended from the original orange ribbon.
Eight events in fencing were contested at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, taking place at the Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall. A total of 275 athletes from 34 countries participated, with fencers from the Soviet Union, Hungary, Poland, France, and Romania winning gold.
