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Collection of 40 souvenir and commemorative medals, medallions, and coins presented to noted IOC member James Worrall by various international Olympic Committees and sporting organizations. The collection, ordered by year, includes the following (many of which include their original presentation case):
- Limited-edition restrike of Canada’s 1867 Confederation Medal, measuring 3 inches in diameter and weighing 215 grams, believed to be struck in .9999 fine silver
- Opening of the Cairo International Stadium (1960)
- 4th Pan American Games (1963)
- Finnish Fitness Association (1964)
- 8th British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1966)
- Canadian Olympic Association (1967 ‘Canadian Centennial’ coin)
- Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics (Bermuda National Olympic Committee)
- Munich 1972 Summer Olympics (Polish Football Association)
- Munich 1972 Summer Olympics (Morocco National Olympic Committee)
- (2) Ireland National Olympic Committee 50th anniversary (1972)
- 2nd All-Africa Games (1973)
- 7th Mediterranean Games (1975)
- Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics (bronze medallion)
- Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics (restrike of the Maria Theresa Thaler)
- Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics (‘Moscow Invitational’ medallion)
- (2) South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan’s State Visit to Canada (1982)
- Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) 5th anniversary (1984)
- Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) 10th anniversary (1989)
- (2) Bobsleigh World Cup (1985)
- United States Olympic Committee (1985)
- Nagoya, Japan’s bid for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games
- ‘Sport…The Third Millennium’ exhibition as part of the International Symposium held in Quebec City (1990)
- Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics (Olymphilex)
- Birmingham, England’s bid for the 1992 Summer Olympics
- (2) Cortina d'Ampezzo's bid to host the 1992 Winter Olympics
- (2) Inauguration of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland (1993)
- Athens 2004 Summer Olympics (Swiss Olympic Team)
- (4) Canadian Olympic Association (and a sample medal)
- (2) bronze-tone medals for the Chile Olympic Committee
- ‘City of Vancouver’ medallion
From the estate of James Worrall.
