Olympic Winner Medal, London 1948, gilt silver, John Pinches Ltd.

Original box. Design by:Prof. Guiseppe Cassioli,
Florence, Italy.
Obverse: Victory seated above stadium.
Reverse: Winner carried by jubilant athletes.
Diameter 5,2 cm. Weight 69 g.

The general impression is good. Box with some wear.

Provenance

Private collection Birger ”Bian” Rosengren.

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Birger ”Bian” Rosengren (1917 – 1977) was a former international Swedish football player who played for IFK Norrköping as a midfielder. Rosengren played nine times for his home country, and as team captain he won the gold medal with the Swedish Olympic team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, at which he played in 4 games including the final.

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