Participation medal from the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Silver, 45 mm, 41 gm, by Constantino Affer. The front features the head of Victory crowned with Olympic rings and encircled with raised text, “VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali”; the reverse depicts a snowflake over Mt. Pomagagnon, with raised text, “Citius, Altius, Fortius, Cortina 1956.” Includes its original blue leather presentation case by Lorioli Fratelli. An attractive medal with bold designs and a clean presentation.
