Especially rare winner's medal issued for the Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics. Silver, 70 mm, 139 gm, designed by V. Falireus/Knut Yran, and minted by Th. Marthinsen of Tonsberg, Norway. The front features a raised torch set in the Olympic rings within a French legend with the Olympic motto, "Jeux Olympiques, Citus - Altius - Fortius," with Greek lettering in the background, "Olympia"; the reverse, inscribed "De VI. Olympiske Vinterleker, Oslo 1952," features a silhouette of Oslo City Hall and three snowflakes. Stamped on the edge, "Th. Marthinsen Norway, Sterling." Only 48 silver medals were manufactured for the Oslo Winter Games, 44 of which were awarded to second-place winners. It stands as one of the rarest of all modern Olympic silver medals, and of winner's medals in general—this is the first example of an Oslo silver winner's medal that we have offered.
