Deutschland III. Reich Berlin Olympische Spiele Bronze Siegermedaille Olympic Games 1936 Top Handball Siegermedaille Schweizer Team Selten mit Zubehör NGC Top POP NGC MS 66 witf Orig Etui Flag and IOC Pin

Certification details

Certification number: 5885028-001

Grade: MS 66

NGC collectible ID: 618061

Nominal value: BRONZE

Mint Mark: GERMANY

Variety: GAD-15 BERLIN OLYMPICS

Year: 1936

GERMAN REICH – 1936 BERLIN OLYMPIC GAMES
ORIGINAL BRONZE WINNER’S MEDAL – SWISS HANDBALL TEAM
NGC MS 66 TOP POP – WITH ORIGINAL PRESENTATION CASE AND HISTORICAL ACCESSORIES

An exceptionally important Olympic winner’s medal from the Games of the XI Olympiad, held in Berlin in 1936. This medal was awarded for third place and the bronze-medal victory of the Swiss men’s field handball team.

The present specimen is expressly not a common participation or commemorative medal, but an original Olympic winner’s medal. Olympic award medals from this early period rank among the most highly sought-after distinctions in international sporting history.

NGC MS 66 – TOP POP

The medal has been examined, authenticated and certified by NGC and awarded the exceptional grade of MS 66.

NGC Certification Number: 5885028-001
NGC Catalogue Number: 618061
NGC Description: 1936 GERMANY BRONZE
Variety: GAD-15 BERLIN OLYMPICS
Grade: NGC MS 66 – TOP POP

The grade of MS 66 represents an outstanding, virtually flawless state of preservation, with exceptionally well-preserved surfaces, sharply defined relief details and an attractive, evenly developed historical bronze patina.

Such a remarkable state of preservation is extraordinary for an Olympic winner’s medal that was actually awarded in 1936.

According to the current NGC grading records, this specimen represents the highest certified grade for the type. The medal therefore combines its already exceptional historical rarity with outstanding condition rarity.

NUMISMATIC DESCRIPTION

Obverse:

The winged goddess of victory, Nike, is seated to the left, holding a palm branch and a victor’s wreath—the traditional symbols of Olympic triumph. The ancient Colosseum appears in the background. To the right is the four-line inscription:

XI
OLYMPIADE
BERLIN
1936

The finely modelled composition combines the visual language of classical antiquity with the monumental medallic art of the interwar period.

Reverse:

A victorious athlete is carried on the shoulders of a jubilant crowd. The dynamically arranged composition symbolizes the celebrated triumph of the Olympic victor and ranks among the most recognizable designs found on historical Olympic winner’s medals.

The design was created by the Florentine sculptor and medallist Professor Giuseppe Cassioli. His original design, entitled “Trionfo,” was selected for the Amsterdam Olympic Games of 1928 and remained the basis for Olympic winner’s medals for several decades.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in Berlin from 1 to 16 August 1936. Men’s field handball appeared on the Olympic programme for the first time in 1936.

Switzerland won the bronze medal, finishing third behind Germany and Austria.

In the decisive match on 14 August 1936, the Swiss team defeated Hungary by 10 goals to 5. This medal is therefore directly associated with an important chapter in Swiss and international sporting history.

The Swiss bronze-medal squad consisted of:

Max Bloesch
Rolf Fäs
Burkhard Gantenbein
Willy Gysi
Erland Herkenrath
Ernst Hufschmid
Willy Hufschmid
Werner Meyer
Georg Mischon
Willy Schäfer
Werner Scheurmann
Edy Schmid
Erich Schmitt
Eugen Seiterle
Max Streib
Robert Studer
Rudolf Wirz

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Issuing Country: German Reich
Occasion: Games of the XI Olympiad, Berlin 1936
Type: Olympic bronze winner’s medal for third place
Sport: Men’s field handball
Team: Switzerland
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: Approximately 55 mm
Weight: Typically approximately 74–80 g
Designer: Professor Giuseppe Cassioli, Florence
Manufacturer: B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim
Catalogue Reference: GAD-15
Grade: NGC MS 66 – Top Pop
Certification Number: NGC 5885028-001

CONTENTS OF THE HISTORICAL ENSEMBLE

In addition to the NGC-certified bronze winner’s medal, the lot includes:

– original presentation case bearing the emblem of the Berlin Olympic Bell
– original handball participant’s ribbon badge, numbered 6239
– Olympic badge or pin on its contemporary card inscribed “Games of the XIth Olympiad 1936 – Bronze,” numbered 12054
– an additional original case
– an additional Olympic badge featuring the five rings

The accompanying historical accessories give the ensemble exceptional documentary and collector significance.

The combination of an original Olympic winner’s medal with its contemporary presentation case, numbered handball ribbon badge and Olympic pins is extremely rare on the international market.

RARITY AND COLLECTOR SIGNIFICANCE

Olympic winner’s medals were issued exclusively to successful athletes and team members. Their original number was therefore strictly limited. Many surviving examples are now permanently held in family collections, museums or major institutional and private collections.

Complete ensembles retaining contemporary accessories are considerably rarer. The exceptional NGC Top Pop grade of MS 66 further distinguishes this specimen from the already very small surviving population.

The combination of:

– an original 1936 Olympic bronze winner’s medal
– association with the Swiss bronze-medal handball team
– exceptional NGC grade of MS 66
– Top Pop status
– attractive historical bronze patina
– original presentation case
– numbered handball ribbon badge
– Olympic pins and additional contemporary accessories

makes this ensemble a museum-quality highlight of Olympic, sporting and twentieth-century history.

An outstanding acquisition for the advanced collector of Olympic memorabilia, major sporting collections, museums and collectors of historical medals and international awards.

It is exceptionally rare for an original Olympic winner’s medal from the 1936 Berlin Games to appear on the market in such an outstanding certified grade and accompanied by such an extensive group of historical accessories.

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