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Nice trio of Summer Olympic Games participation medals.
1) 1956 Melbourne Games. Bronze medal designed by Andor Meszaros and minted by K.G. Luke. Diameter 63 mm; thickness 4 mm. Obverse has Olympic motto "Citius Altius Fortius" within a
circle of athletes marching around the rim. Reverse is the
Melbourne coat of arms underneath the Olympic rings with "Olympic Games Melbourne - 1956".
First Olympics held in Australia. Comes in VF condition.
2) 1976 Montreal Games. Bronze medal designed by
G. Huel / P. Pelletier and minted by Royal Canadian Mint. Diameter 45
mm; thickness 3 mm; weight 42 grams. Obverse has Montreal Games logo.
Reverse has Montreal Olympic stadium above two lines of raised text,
“XXle
Olympiade, Montreal 1976”. Comes in GVF condition with original presentation case also in great condition.
3) 1984 Los Angeles Games (Volunteer). Designed
by Dugland Sterner and minted by Jostens. Same size as regular
participation medal. Obverse has Olympic motto "Citius Altius Fortius"
over L.A. Coliseum. Reverse has Los Angeles Olympic emblem. The '84 Summer
Games had 1,750 staff members and roughly 60,000 volunteers. Each
volunteer received one of these for their contributions. GVF/EF.