Silver Medal from the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936

Silver Medal from the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936 is held by Sports Museum, dated 1936. Museum description: obverse: On the obverse is depicted the goddess of victory, Nike, seated, holding in her left hand a palm branch, and in her right hand, which is raised, a wreath.

To the right of the goddess, in the upper part, appears the legend, divided into 4 lines, and in the lower part part of an arena wall can be seen, probably the Colosseum.; reverse: On the reverse is depicted a scene in which a winning athlete, greeting with his right hand and holding a palm branch in his left hand, is carried on the shoulders of other athletes. In the background the walls of a building (arena/temple) can be seen.; shape: Circular; obverse legend: XI./ OLYMPIADE/ BERLIN/ 1936; edge: Smooth.

In the lower part are stamped the manufacturer's name and the purity of the metal from which the medal is made (990)/; remarks: The museum record gives measurements diameter: 55 mm; mass: 73.08 g; thickness: 4.4 mm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.