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1968 Olympics Medal from the Grenoble France Winter Olympics Sells for $7,350 at NateDSanders.com

FREE VALUATION. To auction, buy, consign or sell a Silver 1968 Olympics Medal from Grenoble, France Winter Olympics, please email Nate at [email protected] or phone the Nate D. Sanders Auction House (http://www.NateDSanders.com) at (310) 440-2982.  Thank you.

1968 Olympics Medal

One of the Olympic medals that stands out for Olympics memorabilia collectors is the Silver 1968 Olympics medal from Grenoble, France Winter Olympics.  We at NateDSanders.com Auctions sold this medal for $7,350 which is much more than similar medals in years near 1968.  Here it is:

1968 Olympics Silver Medal from Grenoble, France Winter Olympics

Silver 1968 Olympics medal from Grenoble, France Winter Olympics at the Xth Olympiad. Designed by Roger Excoffon, the medal features a snowflake and the red rose of Grenoble emblem. Verso features a stylized pictogram of a cross country skier, with the name of the sport, Women’s Relay, in French upon the rim. Measures 2.25″ or 60 mm and weighs 124 g. or 4.4 oz. (with ribbon). Minor tarnishing, near fine condition. Excellent 1968 Olympics medal.  Sold for $7,350.

1968 Olympics Medal

Silver Olympic Medal From the 1968 Winter Olympics, Held in Grenoble, France

We also have sold this 1968 Olympics medal:

Silver 1968 Olympics Medal from the Summer Olympics, Held in Mexico City, Mexico — Awarded for the Gymnastics Vault Event

Silver 1968 Olympics Medal from the XIX Olympiad, won in the Gymnastics Vault competition by Erika Zuchold at the Olympic games in Mexico City, Mexico. Medal 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, ”XIX OLIMPIADA / MEXICO / 1968”. Verso features the relief of an Olympian being carried through a crowd with the Olympic stadium in the background. Medal is attached to original ruby silk ribbon. Also included is the IOC winner pin which was awarded to Zuchold in the 1990s. In her career, Zuchold won 4 silver medals and one bronze medal for East Germany and was the first woman to ever complete the flick-flack element on the balance beam. Comes with official medal certificate from the Olympic committee, measuring 12″ x 12″. Medal measures 2.25″ and weighs 124 g. or 4.4 ounces. Slight tarnishing, minor scuffing, overall very good condition. Fine 1968 Olympics medal.  Sold for $11,942.

1968 Olympics Medal

Silver Medal From the 1968 Summer Olympics, Held in Mexico City, Mexico — Awarded for the Gymnastics Vault Event

FREE VALUATION. To auction, buy, consign or sell a Silver 1968 Olympics Medal from Grenoble, France Winter Olympics, please email Nate at [email protected] or phone the Nate D. Sanders Auction House (http://www.NateDSanders.com) at (310) 440-2982.  Thank you.

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