The Olympic medals to be made of solid gold were awarded at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. The onset of WWI and WWII sharply decreased the amount of gold used. At present, Olympic gold medals must be at least 92.5% silver and contain a minimum of 6 grams of gold.
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No not really the gold medal has 92.5% silver
The Olympic gold medal is plated with six grams of pure gold. The medal is mostly silver (92.5%).
The gold medal is 1.34% gold and 92.5% silver.
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As of February 10, 2014, the value of a 1912 Olympic Gold Medal (which was solid gold and the last time the Olympics distributed solid gold medals) is $984.24... The Gold Medal from the 1912 Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden weighed in at approximately 24 grams of pure gold. At Auction of course it would be much more valuable because of the historical and sentimental value along with the precious metal.
Nigeria won her first Olympic gold medal in 1876
The Olympic gold medal must be coated with no less than 6 grams of 24-carat gold.
There are hundreds of Olympic gold medal winners alive as of 2013.
Six (6) grams of gold plate the 2008 Gold Medal
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The gold and silver medals are both made out of solid silver. The gold medal is then plated with gold. The gold plate is thin and if it is handled too often it will eventualy come away.