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Tokunbo Salako

'A rare crown jewel': World's first modern Olympic medal fetches €120,000 at auction

An extraordinary piece of sporting and cultural history has sold at auction in Denmark.

A medal from the world's first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896 has fetched around €100,000 at a sale held by Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers.

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