18k gold and enamel medal awarded to Ottorino Barassi commemorating the gold medal victory of
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18k gold and enamel medal awarded to Ottorino Barassi commemorating the gold medal victory of Italy in the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games football tournament,the obverse inscribed FIGC, with fasces emblem and enamel Italian flag, inscribed with details of the competing teams and named in enamel OTTORINO BARASSI, the reverse with enamel Olympic Rings and inscribed XI OLIMPIADE, BERLINO 1936, ITALIA, CAMPIONE, OLIMPIONICO CALCIO, diameter 25mm., weight 8gr. Provenance: By family descent. The following lots 428 to 460 were awarded to Italian Sports Official Ottorino Barassi. For Biographical information regarding Ottorino Barassi see lot 428.