Rare participation medal issued for the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Silvered bronze, 69 mm, 172 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 Belladonne mountain range in the background, with raised text along the bottom, “X Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver.” A notably uncommon participation medal presented to VIPs.
