St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Gold Medallion

Scarce commemorative gold medallion issued for the St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics. Gold (22k), 32 mm, 27 gm, designed by Emil Wiederkehr (Bern mint). The front features a nude male torchbearer on one knee below raised text: “Citius Altius Fortius”; and the reverse shows the Olympic rings against a sprig of laurel, with encircling text: “V Es Jeux Olympiques D'hiver St. Moritz 1948.” A decidedly lustrous and uncommon medallion from the 5th Winter Games.