Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal - From the Collection of IOC Member James Worrall From the collection of longtime IOC member James Worrall—a participation medal issued for the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 64 mm, 133 gm, by Cornelius Martens. The front depicts the Calgary Games emblem and raised French and English text, “Calgary 1988, XV Olympic Winter Games”; the reverse bears a panoramic view of Calgary, the Saddledome Stadium, and the Canadian Rocky Mountains, with the Olympic motto below. The front exhibits some slight pitting. Includes its original brown velvet case.

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