Winner's medal issued for men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 87 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 a wrestling pictogram, with the reverse engraved: "Grecorromana peso welter [Greco-Roman welterweight]." Includes the detached and split original burgundy ribbon. The medal itself exhibits some overall tarnishing and surface wear. Mexico City winner’s medals with their original pictogram plaque are quite uncommon—we have offered only three other bronze examples.
