Participation medal issued for the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Gilt silver, 40 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.” This unusually small example of the Cortina gilt silver commemoration medal was gifted exclusively to high ranking Olympic officials. An absolutely gorgeous prize.
