What are gold, silver, and bronze medals made of really?
Team United States bite their gold medal after winning the womens team final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at Bercy Arena.Our athletes have won a total of 103 medals so far this year, and many athletes were surprised at how heavy the medals were.So, we started wondering if these Olympic medals actually made of the materials they represent.“I went to the Olympics in 1996 with my father. He is a jeweler as well, and I asked him the same question,” Shaftel said.
“It’s plated with gold. So, it’s actually what’s called vermeil in the jewelry world, which happens to be a French word, and it’s a piece of jewelry or item that is sterling silver, which is 92.5% silver, plated with gold. And that gold is usually 14 carat or 18 karat gold.”As for the bronze medals, they really are bronze, which is actually copper and tin according to Shaftel.
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