Olympic Relay Torch - Athens 2004 historic-places-faces The full list of specimens

The full list of specimens in the Third Edition collection appears below and you can read more about each of these amazing items on our special page for the Third Edition:

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18k Gold - The pendant itself is plated in 18k gold

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Olympic Relay Torch - Athens 2004 historic-places-faces The full list of specimens"We shall not have peace until the prejudices which now separate the different races shall have been outlived. To attain this end, what better means than to bring the youth of all countries periodically together for amicable trials of muscular strength and agility?" ~ Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games This specimen is a pair of olive wood and aluminum fragments from an Olympic Relay Torch used in advance of the 2004 games in