Bruun Rasmussen > Auction 920 | Auction date: 30 April 2024 |
Lot number: 410 Price realized: 18,500 DKK (Approx. 2,657 USD / 2,480 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Historical medals World Medals Olympic Medals Olympic Games in London 1908, silver prize medal, by B. Mackennal, Ag, 33 mm, 21.50 g, RUNNERS UP ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL engraved on edge, pierced and a few edge nicks, stamped 'VAUGHTON'. VF Awarded to the Danish team in association football (soccer). In the 1908 Summer Olympics only eight entries was accepted, two of them, the Bohemian and the Hungarian withdraw before start which left Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, the Netherlands and two French teams in the tournament. Denmark defeated one of the French teams 9-0 and then the other with 17-1. In the final they lost to Great Britain 2-0. Starting price: 4200 DKK |