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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Property from the Estate of the Late Murray Rose AM
• Sale Date:
  07 Dec 2022 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  1
• Lot Description:
  The Games of the XVI Olympiad Gold Medal - Melbourne 1956
  Awarded for the 4 x 200m men's freestyle swimming relay final race held on 3 December 1956. The obverse embossed with the goddess of victory, holding a palm in her left hand and a winner’s crown in her right. Embossed with the specific inscription 'XVIth | OLYMPIAD | MELBOURNE | 1956' and inscribed with the name of the mint,K.G. Luke Ltd. The reverse depicts an Olympic champion carried in triumph by the crowd, with the Olympic stadium in the background.
  74.50 grams; diameter 51 mm
• Provenance:
  Property from the Estate of the Late Murray Rose AM, Sydney
• Exhibited:
  National Sports Museum, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 1987 - 21 September 2020
• References:
  Murray Rose, 'Life is Worth Swimming', Arbon Publishing, Sydney, 2013, pp. 72, 78 (illustrated)
• Notes:
  From 1928 to 1968, the medals for the Summer Olympic Games were identical, depicting a design first used for medals awarded at the Games of the IX Olympiad (Amsterdam 1928), created by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli (1865-1942) and chosen after a competition organised by the International Olympic Committee.
• Estimate:
  A$60,000 - 80,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Precious Objects

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