1960 Italy Gold Medal Rome Olympics

1960 Italy Gold Medal Rome Olympics

This magnificent gold medal piece from Italy was made in honor of the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome. This was the first Summer Olympic games to be telecast in North America and featured over 5000 athletes from 83 nations. Wilma Rudolph, a former polio patient, won three gold medals in sprint events on the track. She was referred to as "the fastest woman in the world". Muhammad Ali won boxing's light-heavyweight gold medal. Rafer Johnson too emerged victorious against his rival and friend C.K Yang in one of the greatest Decathlon events in Olympic history. This is an extremely rare coin, so act now to secure your own piece of Olympic glory!

 Coin Features:

• Individual coins will be packed in protective plastic flips.
• Content of the coin is 0.2025 troy oz of 0.900 fine gold.
• The obverse has a depiction of an ancient torch bearer between period structures.
• The reverse has a depiction of the she-wolf feeding the twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome

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