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Message:: [QUOTE="krispy, post: 1502059, member: 19065"]<a href="http://2012-londonolympic.com/gold" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://2012-londonolympic.com/gold" rel="nofollow">2012 London Olympics Medals</a><a href="http://2012-londonolympic.com/gold" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://2012-londonolympic.com/gold" rel="nofollow"> </a>The medals design was made by a British artist for decorative art, David Watkins. The London Olympic Games Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals specifications are stated here. All the medals are 85mm in diameter, 7mm thick and weighs 375−400g.The Bronze Medals’ composition is 97% copper, 0.5% tin and 2.5% zinc. The Silver Medals’ will be constituted of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. The Gold Medals’ will contain 92.5% silver, 1.34% gold and remaining copper. The authors of ore for these medals are Rio Tinto. The ores are extracted from Rio Tinto’s Copper Mine Kennecott Utah near the American Salt Lake City and from Mongolian Project Oyu Tolgoi. The production of Medals is scheduled in Royal Mint’s South Wales’ headquarters. [ATTACH]192819.vB[/ATTACH] Image link > <a href="http://www.economist.com/node/21552218" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.economist.com/node/21552218" rel="nofollow">The Economist</a>: How much is an Olympic gold medal worth?[/QUOTE]