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Collecting Olympic Games Medals

One way to collect an Olympic Games medal is to win one, which is an opportunity only available to a select few. Those who win these meals usually hold on to them with great pride, so for those who cannot win one themselves, getting hold of one is not always easy. For that reason, they are quite valuable, but it is still possible to get some if you are a collector.

The design of the Olympic medals have changed over time. Here are a few medal designs.

Obverse: of a Paris 1900 Olympic Games gilt winner's plaque, A winged Nike holding laurel branches, descending on Paris with the Seine below.

A Paris 1900 Olympic Games gilt winner's plaque, Image of an Olympic athlete holding the victory laurel in a stadium, in the background is the Acropolis with the Parthenon
inscribed CONCOURS DE SAPEURS-POMPIERS [FIRE FIGHTERS COMPETITION]

A Paris 1900 Olympic Games gilt winner's plaque,
inscribed CONCOURS DE SAUVETAGE SUR TERRE [LIFE SAVING ON LAND]

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games medal

Rio Olympic Games medal

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• About Olympic Medals
• Collecting Olympic Memorabilia
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