The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, which will open this Friday (6), should reward athletes — including those from the Paralympics — with a total of 1146 medals, in individual values that can reach R$ 12 thousand.
Produced by the Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS), this year’s medals use recycled metal from their own production waste.
: 245 gold, 245 silver and 245 bronze medals will be awarded during the Winter Olympic Games. 137 gold, 137 silver and 137 bronze medals will be awarded during the Paralympic Winter Games.
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Among the values, the Gold medals cost around US$2,300 (R$12,000)while those of silver is worth almost US$1,400 (R$7.36 thousand). On the other hand, those of bronzes only cost around US$5.60 each (R$29.4).
This is due to the . According to information from the Winter Olympics, the characteristics of the medals are:
- Gold Medal — Metal: Silver 999 (500g) + Gold 999.9 (6g);
- Silver Medal — Metal: 999 Silver (500g);
- Bronze medal — Metal: Copper (420g).
All models are 80 mm in diameter and 10 mm thick.
(R$ 25.7 thousand) per troy ounce — equivalent to around 31 grams. This means that a purely gold medal, weighing 506 grams, would cost approximately US$88 thousand (R$462.65 thousand).
It is worth remembering that the Winter Olympics continue until February 22nd, while the Paralympic Games take place between March 6th and 16th.
