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The 1920 Olympics were held in Antwerp, Belgium to raise the morale and spirits following the devastation the country faced during World War I. Twenty nine countries and over 2,600 athletes were invited to participate in the games. The 1920 Olympics marked the debut of the Olympics flag, symbolic for five continents uniting for the games, displayed in the stadiums. This was also the first year the Olympic oath was taken and the first time doves were released to signify peace.
We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold a bronze medal from the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium for $14,743. Please see item details below:
Bronze Medal From the 1920 Summer Olympics, Held in Antwerp, Belgium
Games of the VII Olympiad bronze medal, won by light-heavyweight boxer Harold Franks of Great Britain at the games in Antwerp, Belgium in 1920. Medal bears Josue Dupon’s design of an Olympic athlete, inscribed “3me prix VIIe Olympiade Anvers 1920”. Measures 2.5″ in diameter. Weighs 82 grams or just under 3 ounces. Near fine. Housed in original box, with autograph inscription signed by Harold Franks affixed underneath, “From Harold Franks My Love”. Sold for $14,743.
We have also sold the following bronze medals from the 1920 Olympic games:
Bronze Olympic Medal From the 1920 Summer Olympics, Held in Antwerp, Belgium
Bronze medal from the VII Olympiad, won at the games in Antwerp, Belgium in 1920. Medal bears Josue Dupon’s design of an Olympic athlete, inscribed “VII Olympiade” on obverse and “Anvers MCMXX” on reverse. Housed in original red box, with “3rd Prix / VII Olympiade / Anvers 1920″ written in gold lettering. Medal measures 2.5″ in diameter and weighs 83 grams or just over 3 ounces. Box measures 3.25″ x 3.25”. Some wear to the box; very good condition. Medal is near fine. Sold for $6,000.
Bronze Olympic Medal From the 1920 Summer Olympics, Held in Antwerp, Belgium
Bronze medal from the VII Olympiad, won at the games in Antwerp, Belgium in 1920. Medal bears Josue Dupon’s design of an Olympic athlete, inscribed “VII Olympiade” on obverse and “Anvers MCMXX” on reverse. Housed in original red box, with “3rd Prix / VII Olympiade / Anvers 1920″ written in gold lettering. Medal measures 2.5″ or 66 mm in diameter and weighs 83 grams or just over 3 ounces. Box measures 3.25″ x 3.25”. Slight wear to box and slight tarnishing to medal. Very good condition overall. Sold for $2,600.
The following are some additional Olympic medals we have sold:
Silver Medal From the 1936 Summer Olympics, Held in Berlin, Germany
Silver medal from the XI Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in Berlin, Germany in 1936. Medal bears relief of the goddess Victory to obverse, as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XI / Olympiade / Berlin 1936”. Verso bears a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Rim shows ”B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim 990”, the silversmith who manufactured the Olympic medals that year, along with the silver weight. Measures 2.2” in diameter. Some tarnishing. Very good. Sold for $15,625.
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Bronze medal from the XV Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Medal was won by a member of the Finnish men’s gymnastics team, who were awarded the bronze medal in the team competition that year. Medal’s obverse bears a relief of the goddess Victory as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XV / Olympiad / Helsinki / 1952”. Reverse contains a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Measures 2” in diameter. Very good to near fine. Sold for $12,500.
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Silver Medal From the 1968 Summer Olympics, Held in Mexico City, Mexico — Awarded for the Gymnastics Vault Event
Silver medal from the XIX Olympiad, won in the Gymnastics Vault competition by Erika Zuchold at the Olympic games in Mexico City, Mexico in 1968. Medal bears a relief of the goddess Victory as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XIX OLIMPIADA / MEXICO / 1968”. Verso features the relief of an Olympian being carried through a crowd with the Olympic stadium in the background. Medal is attached to original ruby silk ribbon. Also included is the IOC winner pin which was awarded to Zuchold in the 1990s. In her career, Zuchold won 4 silver medals and one bronze medal for East Germany and was the first woman to ever complete the flick-flack element on the balance beam. Comes with official medal certificate from the Olympic committee, measuring 12″ x 12″. Medal measures 2.25″ and weighs 124 g. or 4.4 ounces. Slight tarnishing, minor scuffing, overall very good condition. Sold for $11,942.
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