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I just received an email from one of the yards I use and it had this quote in it, "FUN FACT: Did you know that the gold medals handed out are made of 92.5% silver and plated with gold?" I found this interesting, so I thought I would share. I figured they were plated, but not over silver. I thought it would have been a cheaper material. Wonder when or if it was ever solid gold.
as nerdy as it seems, i was watching a video yesterday from one of the facebook pages i am plugged into about chemistry. this guy talks about a similar subject regarding PM content of gold silver and bronze medals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxn37l5vOqE
these are not Olympic medals, but they are awards just the same
It is plated with 6 grams of 24 karat gold. I looked this up also at the start of the games. Thy diet always give out medals. Thy used to give out cups. The medals in the beginning were solid gold and they have changed throughout history so some are bigger and heavier than others. Just another bit of info. The hosting country decides what material the medals are made out of.
They are just plated..too expensive if they were gold lol
All mine turned out to be bubble gum :(
Or those gold foil covered chocolate coins.