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