Rare winner's medal for the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 57 mm, 73 gm, by Giuseppi Cassioli. The front, inscribed, “XI. Olympiad, Berlin, 1936,” features a ‘Seated Victory’ with the Coliseum in the background; the reverse portrays a winner carried by jubilant athletes; and the bottom edge engraved, "B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, 990." Exhibits some wear to gilt on the edges. Complete with its hinged leather case, gilt-stamped on the lid with the emblem of the Games. A superior first-place winner's medal from the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics. Accompanied by the ink signature of Dutch swimmer Rie Mastenbroek, who won gold medals in 100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, and 4x100 m freestyle at the Berlin Games.
