Bronze medal awarded to Isabelle Daniels for the 4x100 meters relay

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Bronze medal awarded to Isabelle Daniels for the 4x100 meters relay in the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics. One side of the medal depicts a raised image of the goddess of victory holding a winner’s crown above her head in one hand and a bundle of palms in the other. There are leaves in the foreground and a bridge in the background. Raised text above the bridge reads [XVITH / OLYMPIAD / MELBOURNE / 1956]. The other side of the medal depicts a raised image of a male Olympic champion being lifted in the air, in a crowd of other male figures. The champion’s proper right arm is raised, and his proper left arm is behind him, holding palms. The Olympic stadium is in the background. There are some small dents and scratches in several areas on the medal.

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