Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games special commemorative medal embedded with a fragment of the Chelyabinsk Meteor, multi-metal, brass, nickel, silver & g
Hammer Price:
£10,000
Estimated Price:
£15,000 - £20,000
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games special commemorative medal embedded with a fragment of the Chelyabinsk Meteor, multi-metal, brass, nickel, silver & gold, with enamelling, depiction of meteor falling to earth, the fragment embedded to a small indentation at the centre of the medal, with original presentation case and certificate Ten of these medals were awarded to the gold medal winning 2014 Winter Olympians who won their events on the precise anniversary of the Chelyabinsk Meteor crashing to earth on 15th February 2013. An additional forty medals were made for presentation to VIP's and museums and offered to collectors. The present example is from the 40.