Lot 277
Cortina Winter 1956. Official Torch.
Sold
$20,000
Timed Auction
Olympic Auction 94
Description
Aluminum, 47cm (18.5”) long. “VII° GIOCHI OLIMPICI INVERNALI CORTINA 1956” legend, cut-out Olympic rings at top. For the second Winter Olympic Torch Relay, the flame was lit at the Temple of Jupiter in Rome on January 22, 1956, and flown to Venice. The torch relay from there went to Cortina where the fire was lit in the stadium at the opening ceremony on January 26 by Guido Caroli. Very scarce. VF. ($20,000)