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1972 Germany Munich Olympic 'Gold' Medal with Display Stand !!!

$ 18.45

Availability: 17 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Event: Munich 1972
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: New
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    1972 Germany Munich Olympic 'Gold' Souvenir Medal with the Chain & Display Stand !!!
    * Excellent collector's item ....
    * Thick solid medal as per the original with the Chain, just as the athletes received.
    * Material:  zinc alloy metal
    * Comes with Display Stand
    * Immediate Shipping
    On the obverse, the traditional goddess of victory, holding a palm in her left hand and a winner’s crown in her right. A design used since the
    1928 Games in Amsterdam
    , created by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli and chosen after a competition organised by the International Olympic Committee in 1921. For these Games, the figure of victory is accompanied by the specific inscription: "
    XX. Olympiade München 1972
    ".
    On the reverse, Castor and Pollux, the twin sons of Zeus and Léda, the patrons of sports competitions and friendship, represented by two naked youths. The Organising Committee for the 1972 Games in Munich broke new ground by having a different reverse which was designed by a Bauhaus representative