Each Olympic medal must be at least 70mm across and 6mm thick. The gold and silver medals must contain at least 92.5% silver, and at least 6 grams of 24-carat gold must coat each gold medal. Bronze medals contain copper, zinc, tin and a very small amount of silver.
No, Olympic medals are not made of pure gold, silver, or bronze. Gold medals are mostly made of silver with a thin layer of gold plating, while silver medals are typically made of sterling silver. Bronze medals are made of mostly copper with a small amount of tin and zinc.
Olympics medals are made from Gold,Platinum and Bronzes
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Medals are made from gold or silver.
No, the Olympic medals are made of actual gold, silver and bronze.
The medals are all made of pure 100% gold. The silver medals are plated with 5mm on top of the gold. The same happens with the gold medals.
92.5% silver with 6g of gold plate.
Olympic gold metals are no longer made of solid gold. They do still contain gold, but are made of mostly silver.
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Gold: golden silver: silver bronze: bronze
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The gold and silver medals are mostly silver. The gold medal is coated with about a quarter of an ounce of 24-karat gold. The bronze medals are made of copper, zinc and tin with just a little bit of silver. Each medal is about 2.5 inches in diameter and 0.12 inches thick.