Rare winner’s medal issued for the London 2012 Summer Olympics, awarded to a Team USA member for a second-place finish in a track and field event. Silver, 85 mm, 431 gm, by David Watkins. The front of the medal features text across the top, “XXX Olympiad London 2012,” above the winged Nike over Panathinaikon Stadium with the Acropolis in the background; the reverse features the emblem of the London Games against an abstract linear background. Retains its original purple ribbon, with “London 2012” and the Olympic rings embroidered in white. The event, which is inscribed along the bottom edge of the medal, will be disclosed to the winning bidder. Complete with its heavily worn hinged black case.
