ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES PARTICIPATION MEDAL. SOLID BRONZE. SUPERB CONDITION
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A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE ATHENS 2004 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES PARTICIPATION MEDAL. CAST IN SOLID BRONZE; IT IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. IT IS HIGHLY DECORATIVE ON BOTH SIDES AND LOOKS WONDERFUL. PARTICIPATION MEDALS ARE AWARDED AT EVERY OLYMPIC GAMES TO COMPETITORS AND THEREFORE ARE ALWAYS RELATIVELY LIMITED AND CAN BE VERY HARD TO COME BY. THE ATHENS 2004 EXAMPLE WAS LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 10882 MEDALS. IT WEIGHS 56 GRAMS AND IS 50MM IN DIAMETER. BOTH SIDES ARE VERY NICELY DECORATED. THE ONE SIDE HAS THE ATHENS 2004 LOGO - A LAUREL WREATH WITH ATHENS 2004 AND THE OLYMPIC RINGS BENEATH. TO THE LEFT SIDE IS GREEK WRITING AND TO THE RIGHT IS A WAVY PATTERN - LOOKING A BIT LIKE THE SEA WAVES. THE OTHER SIDE SIMILARLY HAS A SEGMENT OF GREEK LETTERS AND THE WAVY PATTERN. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THIS SECTION IS A TINY ENGRAVING WHICH LOOKS A BIT LIKE THE NUMBER 13. I POINT THIS OUT SO THAT YOU REALISE THIS IS NOT A MARK ON THE MEDAL WHICH SHOULD NOT BE THERE - IT APPEARS ON EVERY EXAMPLE OF THIS MEDAL. ACROSS THE MIDDLE SECTION IS "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad 13-29 August 2004" THE MEDAL IS KEPT IN A NICE QUALITY BLACK VELVET JEWELLERY CASE, PADDED INSIDE. THIS WILL BE A FANTASTIC ADDITION TO YOUR MEDAL COLLECTION, WHETHER YOU ARE AN OLYMPIC ENTHUSIAST (LIKE ME) OR JUST ENJOY COLLECTING MEDALS. THIS REALLY IS A BEAUTY!! I HAVE A BIN OPTION
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