1936 Olympic Award

[Avitas]

Hello there,

I finally got around to getting a few of my recent additions photographed, so I have a few things up for discussion. This 1936 Olympic Medal for civilians came with it's original box and is in near mint condition. I have seen a few of these around but rarely in this shape. The box has an ink stain on it, and I can't see any maker marks on the medal. Were these maker marked and is there any way to determine manufacturer? If anyone has any additional info please do leave it and I will just post a few pics for reference.

Thanks,

Pat

[Avitas]

Here is a close-up of the front...

[Avitas]

another shot and the reverse...

[Avitas]

Nice shot of the reverse..

[Avitas]

Final pic, here is the box top. All in all, a pretty good example I believe. If anyone else has any minty Olympic Medals feel free to post here as well. Also, are there any variations on this medal (rarities etc.?). I would assume there would be a very limited list of makers, and probably little chance of variations as these were basically a one-off manufacture. Thanks for any help!

Later,

Pat

[M Hunter]

Pat,

Very nice group you have there. Shame about the ink stain.

I am not sure about maker marks but I am almost certain that the majority of the original medals were made from iron and therefore magnetic.

Best wishes

Matt

[Avitas]

This one is magnetic as well, thanks for commenting!

Cheers,

Pat

[kapten_windu]

very nice set..!!

are all olympic medal must be magnetic?