Sell or Auction Your Silver 1956 Melbourne Olympics Medal for up to $12,500 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Sell Your Silver 1956 Melbourne Olympics Medal
The 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia brought together over 3,300 athletes from 72 countries and was the first Olympics to take place in Oceania. Political tensions were on the rise during the 1956 games which led to several countries refusing to participate. At the suggestion of a letter submitted by a 17 year old young man, the Closing Ceremony of the 1956 games was the first to have all the countries march together rather than by team to symbolize world unification.
We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold a silver medal from the 1956 Summer Olympics for $12,500. Please see item details below:
Silver Medal From the 1956 Summer Olympics, Held in Melbourne, Australia
Silver medal from the XVI Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in Melbourne, Australia in 1956. Medal bears a relief of the goddess Vctory to obverse, as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XVIth / Olympiad / Melbourne 1956”. Reverse contains a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Accompanied by the original white case. Medal measures 2” in diameter; case measures 2.9” x 0.75” x 2.9”. Slight tarnishing. Very good. Sold for $12,500.
The following are some additional Olympics medals we have sold:
Bronze winner’s medal and badge from the XVI Olympiad, won by a member of the Bulgarian football team in Melbourne, Australia in 1956. The Bulgarian football team defeated India 3-0 in the Bronze medal game on 7 December 1956. Medal bears a 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, ”XVIth / Olympiad / Melbourne 1956”. Reverse contains a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Lot also includes the Olympic badge, attached to a purple ribbon with ”Football” printed in gold lettering. Medal measures 51 mm in diameter and weighs 63 grams. Slight fading to lettering on badge, otherwise near fine. Sold for $12,500.
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.
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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