Participation medal issued for the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Green brown bronze, 70 mm, 114 gm, by Otto Placzek. The front depicts five athletes, representing the five continents, pulling the ropes of the Olympic bell, with raised text, "XI Olympiade, Berlin, 1936"; the reverse bears the Olympic bell embossed with the German eagle gripping the Olympic rings within five concentric circles, the name of the designer on the outer edge. The medal bears hints of verdigris patina, a common condition for these medals. Includes its original red paper case, with the rim to lower portion almost entirely detached.
