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Attractive example of a participation medal issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 72 gm, by Raoul Benard. The front features a stunning raised depiction of the goddess Nike crowning victorious athletes with laurel wreaths; the reverse bears a city view of Paris and raised text, “VIIIe Olympiade, Paris, 1924,” with the designer’s monogram below. Complete with its original maroon presentation case.
Included with the medal is an official French-language participation diploma issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics and presented to Austrian fencer Alois Gottfried, 19.25 x 25, which reads (translated): "Diploma, Awarded to M. Gottfried, Alois, participated in the fencing tournament." The diploma features artwork by Bernard Naudin, which depicts the winged goddess of Victory between athletes and columns decorated with winners’ wreaths. Lower portion bears facsimile signatures of French Committee President Graf Justinien de Clary and IOC President Pierre de Coubertin. Framed to a slightly larger size.
