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A 1904 St Louis Olympic Games athlete's participation medal, without any traces of loop at top edge, as presented to the athletes, by Dieges & Clust, New York, the obverse with a naked athlete, the reverse with an eleven line legend, and the shields of St Louis, France & USA on a background of ivy leaves The version of this medal presented to officials etc. has a loop at the top and was worn as a badge with the medal hanging from an inscribed ribbon suspended from a bar with Olympic legend, sometimes found with the loop only and sometimes with the loop removed. The present medal has no loop, or traces of a loop being removed, and therefore was originally presented to a participating athlete.
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| Estimate | £14,000 - £16,000 |
| Starting Bid | £7,000 |
