Winner's medal issued for the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. Silver, 60 mm, 154 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli, Ottawa. The front, inscribed, "XXIe Olympiade Montreal 1976," features a 'Seated Victory' with the Coliseum in the background; the reverse features the Montreal Olympic emblem and victor's laurel wreath; the bottom edge of the medal engraved with the sport, "Volleyball." Complete with original silver chain. The men and women teams of the Soviet Union both placed second in volleyball. An exceptionally rare example in comparison to other Olympics, there were only 364 silver winner's medals produced for the Montreal 1976 Games.
