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Exceedingly rare and highly sought winner's medal issued for the Stockholm 1956 Summer Olympics equestrian events. Gilt silver, 50 mm, 110 gm, by V. Falireus/John Sjosvard. The front depicts an ancient Greek horse and rider in relief, inscribed with a Swedish legend, "XVI Olympiadens Ryttartavlingar, 1956, Stockholm." The reverse portrays raised imagery of the torch and Olympic rings, with "Jeux Olympiques" above, and the Olympic motto below, "Citius, Altius, Fortius." The edge is stamped with the corresponding hallmark for Lagerstrom and Mjolby. Complete with its hinged blue leather case, gilt-stamped on the lid with the Stockholm 1956 equestrian emblem; the case's metal exterior hinge is broken, but the lid is retained by its white cloth lining.
Due to Australian agricultural quarantine regulations, the equestrian events of Melbourne's XVI Olympiad were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden, making the 1956 Summer Games the second Olympics not to be held entirely in one country; the 1920 Olympics, which Antwerp, Belgium co-hosted with Amsterdam and Ostend, were the first. Given the low number of participants in the equestrian events—158 riders competed in six events—any medal from the Stockholm Games remains incredibly rare and highly sought-after. In total, only 12 of these first-place prize medals were awarded at Stockholm, making it an exceptionally rare Olympic gold medal; this is the first example we have ever offered.
