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A group of six medals honouring Uruguay's football

A group of six medals honouring Uruguay's football victories at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games, a gold & enamel example named to ASDRUBAL CASAS awarded on the 30th anniversary of the 1924 Olympic win in 1954; two identical gold plate & enamel medals named to A. CANAVESI & F. BATIGNANI awarded as civic honours by the administration of San Jose for the 1928 Olympic win; and a gold & enamel medal commemorative medal named to J.P.ARREMOND in honour of the 1928 Olympic victory; a silver plated & enamel commemorative medal produced for the general public after the 1924 Olympic triumph; and a similar commemorative medal in silver plate celebrating the double victories of 1924 & 1928; the lot also including an original b&w photograph of Hector Scarone scoring a goal in the 1928 Amsterdam final (7) Asdrubal Casas was a delegate at the 1924 Games in Paris. Adhemar Canavasi, Fausto Batignani and Juan Arremon were all members of the gold medal winning football team at the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928.