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GREAT BRITAIN. Olympia International Horse Show Bronze Award Medal, ND (ca. 1907-39). PCGS SPECIMEN-62 Brown.
Diameter: 37mm. Unawarded. Obverse: Horse standing left in field; Reverse: INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW / OLYMPIA, CHILDRENS / RIDING CLASS / AWARDED TO in three lines; field below left blank for engraving. Edge: Plain. Highly glossy and reddish-brown overall in color. Reverse double struck in collar.
Diameter: 37mm. Unawarded. Obverse: Horse standing left in field; Reverse: INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW / OLYMPIA, CHILDRENS / RIDING CLASS / AWARDED TO in three lines; field below left blank for engraving. Edge: Plain. Highly glossy and reddish-brown overall in color. Reverse double struck in collar.
The highly prestigious Olympia London International Horse Show still operates to this day and is televised across the United Kingdom. In its first iteration, the show ran annually from 1907 to 1939, excluding the years involving WWI. Attended by the royal family and many from the upper classes, the show draws contenders from all across the world who compete I horse showing, dressage, and showjumping.
Estimate: $60 - $100