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A Trio of Oympic Games Medals - Calgary, Montreal & Lake Placid

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:50.00 CAD Estimated At:110.00 - 140.00 CAD
A Trio of Oympic Games Medals - Calgary, Montreal & Lake Placid
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55.00CAD+ (11.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 Oct 01 @ 01:31UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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A trio of Olympic sponsor medals, as follows: (1) 1976 Montreal, 45mm matte bronze medallion, Olympic Rings on reverse, Olympic Stadium view on obverse, text below: "Xxle Olympiade / Montreal 1976", housed in original black case with outer black box (the latter surprisingly scarce); (2) 1988 Calgary, 63mm heavy bronze medal, partially-obscured Maple Leaf on reverse, text above: "TEAM'88-EQUIPE 88 / CALGARY", obverse: Winter Olympic logo above Olympic rings, text around circumference: "CALGARY 1988 XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES XVes JEUX OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER", in grey plush case of issue; (3) 1989 Lake Placid, 76mm heavy bronze medal by Medallic Art Company, Obv: Olympic Flame/Cauldron at center, large text around rims: "LAKE PLACID OLYMPIC AUTHORITY", Rev: smaller Flame/Cauldron at center, encircled by 8 small buy high-relief sporting vignettes, set within equally-sized segments; in brown/gold box of issue. A nice trio of better Olympic medals, not of the common commercial variety. (Lot of 3 medals)