Sell or Auction Your Gold 1948 St Moritz Olympics Medal for up to Nearly $25,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Gold 1948 St Moritz Olympics Medal
The 1948 Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland and had the participation of 669 athletes from 28 countries. These we called the “Games of Renewal” as this was the first Olympics following World War II and a 12 year hiatus. A notable winner of these Games was French skier Henri Oreiller, nicknamed “madman of downhill”, who took home two gold medals and a bronze.
Below is a recent realized price for a gold 1948 St Moritz Olympics medal. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Gold 1948 St Moritz Olympics Medal. Sold for Nearly $25,000.
Olympic memorabilia has done very well at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Below are some examples we have sold:
Olympic relay torch used in the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble, France, one of only 33 produced by the Societe Technique d’Equipement et de Fournitures Industrielle (STEFI), the scarcest of all Olympic torches. The Torch Relay tradition began in 1928, and transports a spark – ignited by the sun using a parabolic mirror, from the parent flame in Olympia, Greece to the host city in time for the Opening Ceremonies. In this case, the flame was carried by over 5,000 torchbearers, ending at Grenoble on 6 February 1968 to launch the Games. Copper plate torch features a crenellated design at top, resembling the Olympic flame and also serving as its wind shield. The long handle segues to the top portion that holds the burner, distinguished by a silver plate featuring the official emblem of the Games designed by Roger Excoffonan. Torch measures 30” long and 3.75” wide at top. Burning apparatus is no longer present, as is often the case, and torch has only one silver plate rather than three. Small dent at bottom of handle. Remnants of soot from its use during the Games. One of the finest Olympic torches offered for sale, part of a select group of 33, all individually manufactured before mass production of Olympic torches became standard. Displays beautifully. Sold for $178,500.
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.
Bronze Medal From the 1948 Summer Olympics, Held in London, England
Bronze medal from the XIV Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in London, England in 1948. 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, ”XIVth / Olympiad / London 1948”. Reverse bears a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Measures 2” in diameter. Very good with some tarnishing. Sold for $12,500.
Silver Medal From the 1920 Summer Olympics, Held in Antwerp, Belgium
One of only 400 silver medals 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 ”2nd Prix / VII Olympiade / Anvers 1920” written in gold lettering. Measures 2.5” in diameter and weighs 89 grams or just over 3 ounces. Near fine. Sold for $12,500.
Gold Medal From the 1912 Summer Olympics, Held in Stockholm, Sweden
Gold medal from the V Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912. Obverse of medal bears a relief of two female figures, placing a crown atop an athlete; the reverse is a relief of a herald proclaiming “Ling”, the founder of the Swedish gym system, with “Olympiska / Spelen / Stockholm 1912” written around edge. Medal measures 33 mm in diameter. Weighs 18.4 g or 0.65 oz. Near fine. Sold for $9,975.
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