Participation medal issued for the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Silvered bronze, 68 mm, 159 gm, by J. M. Coeffin. The front depicts a Greek athlete wearing a headband superimposed against a background of snowflakes; the reverse bears the Grenoble Games emblem and a city view with the Belledonne mountain range in the background, with raised text along the bottom, “X Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver.” Stamped “Bronze” on the edge, which bears some wear and scuffing.
