Winner’s medal issued for the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Silver, 51 mm, 65 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli. The front, inscribed, “XIVth Olympiad, London, 1948,” features a ‘Seated Victory’ with the Coliseum in the background; the reverse portrays a winner carried by jubilant athletes. Includes its scarce original blue leather presentation box by John Pinches, London, with faded gilt-stamping on the lid: "The Olympic Games, London, 1948." These second-place winner’s medals are quite scarce, with only 300 minted.
