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London 2012 Summer Paralympics Gold Winner's Medal

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
London 2012 Summer Paralympics Gold Winner's Medal

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Auction Date:2021 Jan 21 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:15th Floor WeWork, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Magnificent gold victory medal presented to Iranian powerlifter Ali Hosseini at the London 2012 Summer Paralympics. Gilt silver, 82 mm x 95, 433 gm, designed by Lin Cheung. The front represents ‘spirit in motion,’ and features a close-up section of an impression of an outstretched wing of the Greek Goddess of Victory, with border encircled with braille and engraved text: “London 2012 Paralympics Games.” The reverse, which bears the Games logo, represents ‘the heart of victory,’ symbolizing inclusion and togetherness, and was created by using and enhancing a direct mold from the heart area of the plaster cast of ‘The Nike of Paionios.’ The event, “Powerlifting,” is engraved along the bottom edge of the medal, with a slight irregularity partially obscuring the event. The medal retains its original purple ribbon. Accompanied by the original London 2012 Summer Paralympics winner’s medal care sheet, as well as a letter of provenance from Hosseini, who states that he is auctioning his medal to raise funds to build a sports complex for disabled people in Iran.