Winner’s medal issued for the Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics. Silver, 60 mm, 117 gm, by Constantino After, Milan. The front, inscribed, “VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali,” features a woman crowned in Olympic rings with a torch to the right; the reverse, inscribed, “Citius Altius Fortius, Cortina 1956,” portrays an ice crystal over Mt. Pomagagnon. The hallmark, “800,” and proof stamp are present on right-center edge of reverse. Given that just 38 second place prizes were issued for the Cortina Games, this is an attractive and exceedingly scarce winner’s medal.
