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Lot #4088
Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympic Gold Winner's Medal - Presented to VIPs

Special VIP gold winner's medal from the Centennial Olympic Games

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Description

Special VIP gold winner's medal from the Centennial Olympic Games

Winner's medal issued to VIPs at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. Gilded, 70 mm, 188 gm, by Malcolm Grear Designers; manufactured by Reed and Barton. The front, inscribed "XXVI Olympiad Atlanta 1996" with Olympic rings, shows a ‘Seated Victory’ holding a laurel wreath and palm branch, with the Colosseum looming in the background; the reverse, inscribed "Centennial Olympic Games," features the Atlanta logo and a stylized 'Quilt of Leaves' olive branch pictogram of a rower. The medal is engraved on the bottom edge: "Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games." Complete with its green-and-gold ribbon and the attractive wooden display case, laser-cut on the lid with the centennial host logo and lined on the interior in black felt.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Olympic Memorabilia
  • Dates: #671 - Ended July 20, 2023