The Olympic Gold medal is actually made of silver, but must be gilded with at least 6 grams (0.21 ounces) of pure gold
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I do believe there must be more than one type of gold medal. Is it a secret.
The Olympic gold medal must be coated with no less than 6 grams of 24-carat gold.
You must go the fastest down the ski course to win the gold medal.
The prize taxes for a gold medal honorarium of $25,000 is pegged by ATR at $,8750. Combined with the tax on the medal itself, a gold medalist will have to pay the IRS $8,986. A silver medalist must pay $5,385 on the medal and the $15,000 honorarium and a bronze medal winner must pay $3,502 on the medal and the $10,000 honorarium.
They must contain at least 92.5% silver and be covered with in 6grams gold
The medals shall be at least 60mm in diameter and 3mm thick. The medals for first and second places shall be of silver of at least 925-1000 grade; the medal for first place shall be gilded with at least 6g of pure gold. OLYMPIC CHARTER ? FULL TEXT http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_122.pdf
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.
The Medals: The Olympic medals are designed especially for each individual Olympic Games by the host city's organizing committee. Each medal must be at least three millimeters thick and 60 millimeters in diameter. Also, the gold and silver Olympic medals must be made out of 92.5 percent silver, with the gold medal covered in six grams of gold.
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All the medals must measure at least 70mm across and be 6mm thick. The gold and silver medals must both be made up of a least at least 92.6% of silver, and the gold medal (which is actually silver coated in gold) must have at least 6 grams of 24 carat gold. The bronze medal must be made of copper, tin and a very small amount of silver.
No not really the gold medal has 92.5% silver