Winner's medal issued for the St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 50 mm, 61 gm, by Arnold Hunerwadel. The appealing front depicts a figure skater surrounded by snowflakes; the reverse reads, "Il Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver, St. Moritz, 1928," with Olympic rings at the top and laurel branches on either side. Complete with its original paper box. The Olympics at St. Moritz were just the second Winter Games held, with only 495 athletes participating. Only 25 bronze medals were awarded at the 1928 Winter Games, and only 80 total winner's medals were presented during the entire proceedings.
