Is this true?? There is only 1% gold in the Olympic Gold medal!?

  • SweedishThunderBEnglish
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    2 months ago

    So what? It’s not like the medals are meant to be resold for their monetary value. They’re more symbolic for the medallists than anything else.

  • ballthyrmBEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It’s been that way for a while now, it’s not specific to the Paris 2024 medals

  • Majestic_Belt1000BEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Has about 6 grams of gold if I’m not mistaken and the medal is worth about $1,000 at face value.

  • SolidCat1117BEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The inside is silver which is then plated with 6 grams of gold (~$475) and a piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower.

  • Celerysticks00BEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The 1908 medal is more like a coin 🪙 Pure gold would be ridiculously expensive for current medal size and also not very robust. It would bend easily