THE FIRST GOLD WINNER'S PRIZE MEDAL WON BY AN ESTONIAN OLYMPIAN SINCE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE IN 1991 A Barcelona 1992 Olympic gold prize medal for cycl
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THE FIRST GOLD WINNER'S PRIZE MEDAL WON BY AN ESTONIAN OLYMPIAN SINCE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE IN 1991 A Barcelona 1992 Olympic gold prize medal for cycling, the women's 1,000m sprint, awarded to Erika Salumae representing Estonia, in silver-gilt, the obverse designed with a reinterpretation by the sculptor Xavier Corbero of Professor Cassioli's design, first used in 1928, showing the Goddess of victory holding the laurel crowns, mounted off-centre onto a base disc, the reverse with the 1992 emblem above Olympic Rings, ribbon suspension in the colours of the Olympic Rings, presented in a black velvet pouch; sold together with Erika Salumae's participant's medal from the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games; her competitor's accreditation card and Olympic Village pass; a signed copy of Erika Salumae's Estonian language 2nd autobiography ''Jaada ellu'', published in Tallinn, 2009; and a signed postcard commemorating her gold medal win's at Seoul & Barcelona (6)