Winner’s medal issued for the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 62 mm, 116 gm, by Roger Excoffon, Paris. The front features the Olympic rings with Grenoble emblem, and is inscribed, “Xemes Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver, Grenoble 1968"; the reverse identifies the sport as ice hockey, “Hockey Sur Glace,” and depicts a hockey player with stick. Complete with original colorful ribbon and black leather case by Monnaie de Paris. The men's ice hockey tournament was the 11th Olympic Championship, and also served as the 35th World Championships and the 46th European Championships. Placing behind the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia, team Canada took home the bronze medal, the country's record tenth Olympic medal in the sport. The Grenoble winner’s medals were the first to feature a unique design on the reverse for each sport. A scarce example with just 185 bronze medals struck in total.
