This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/11/2018
Presented here is a second place winner’s silver medal from the 1912
Stockholm Olympics. The Games of the 5th modern Olympiad was highlighted
by American Jim Thorpe winning two gold medals, in the Pentathlon and
Decathlon, and earning appropriate praise from Sweden’s King Gustav as
“the greatest athlete in the world.”
The winner’s medals for the 1912 Games were among the smallest and
most intricately crafted. A total of 285 silver medals were struck,
making them a tough find in the hobby. The obverse, designed by Bertram
Mackennal, shows two women crowning a victorious athlete with a laurel
wreath. The reverse, designed by Erik Lindberg, shows a herald opening
the Games and a statue of Pehr Henrik Ling (Swedish gymnastics pioneer)
surrounded by “1912 OLYMPISKA SPELEN STOCKHOLM.” Minter "VAUGHTON" of
England is engraved near the edge on the reverse side. This medal comes
in the appropriate size, measuring 33mm in diameter and 2.5mm thick and
weighing 18 grams. It comes in Very Fine overall condition with
significant wear but just moderate tarnishing.