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What is the Chinese gold medal made of?

The medals are made of 104 kilograms of pure gold, 34 tons of silver, 0.83 tons of brass and 4 tons of high-quality Kunlun jade. The actual gold content of each gold medal is 5 grams of gold.

Jin Shangyi said that the gold medal box is made of traditional Chinese lacquer ware, with a slight arc in the shape of the square, which avoids the simplification of the square, but not the simplification of the circle, and is very Chinese.

The Olympic gold medal is made up of 925 silver (95% silver) and 6 grams of pure gold, so is the ratio of silver to bronze, but the weight of the gold medal is about 500 grams after the specification is changed. During the production process, the metal is dissolved into a liquid, then injected into the mold, and after cooling, the gold medal is polished and details such as the Olympic ring logo and the view of the stadium are added to the surface.

The gold medal of the Chinese Olympic Games is gold inlaid jade. The medals of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are gold inlaid jade, silver inlaid jade and copper inlaid jade. The Beijing 2008 Olympic medals are 70 mm in diameter and 6 mm thick. The front of the medal is a pattern uniformly prescribed by the International Olympic Committee-the Greek goddess of victory standing on wings and the Panasinaco Arena in Greece.

The gold medal of the Winter Olympic Games is made of gold inlaid jade. The medals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games are made of gold and jade, which symbolizes the "golden and jade marriage" in Chinese traditional culture and embodies the Chinese people's praise for the Olympic spirit and praise for the athletes. According to the charter of the International Olympic Committee, the proportion of medals, such as gold medals, is 95% sterling silver, while the rest is electroplated on the surface of pure gold, weighing about 15 grams.

The specific shape and material of medals are different in different competitions. However, the International Olympic Committee has specific regulations on the design and production of gold, silver and bronze medals: the diameter of the third prize medals is not less than 60 mm and the thickness is 3 mm. Among them, the medals of the first prize (gold medal) and the second prize (silver medal) are made of silver, their purity (including silver content) is not less than 25%, and the surface of the first prize medal (gold medal) is plated with at least 6 grams of pure gold.

Are Olympic gold medals made of gold and silver? What are the main ingredients?

1. The Olympic gold medal is composed of gold and silver, and the main component is silver. In the case of a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, a gold medal weighs about 500 grams. But 494 grams of them are silver and only 6 grams of real gold. The tradition of awarding medals at the Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896.

2. Olympic gold medals are not pure gold. The International Olympic Committee has strict regulations on the material, identification, weight, size and design of Olympic medals. The medals of the champion and runner-up of the Olympic Games are made of sterling silver, and the champion's medals are plated with not less than 6 grams of pure gold. There was no breakthrough in the material of medals in the previous Olympic Games, and the medals of the Beijing Olympic Games creatively embedded jade in them.

3. Apart from the casting cost, the Olympic gold medal is made of 2% (6g) gold and 98% (494g) silver, with a market capitalization of less than 4000 yuan. The market value of silver (sterling silver 500g) is about 2000 yuan, while that of bronze (pure copper 500g) is only about 30 yuan. there is no possibility of adding iron to bronze medals to reduce costs, and silver medals are definitely sterling silver that meets the purity requirements.

Is the gold medal made of real gold?

It's not pure gold. The gold medals of all previous Olympic Games are not pure gold, but gold-plated. Of course, the coating on the outside must be real gold. The Olympic gold medal is gold plated with sterling silver. And the medal production process requirements are very high, so the relevant personnel and designers will strictly check the whole production process. According to the regulations, the gold plating is not less than 6 grams. The silver medal is 100% sterling silver, and 95% of the bronze medal is made of copper, plus some zinc.

Gold medals are not usually made of pure gold, but gold is the most precious metal, so calling it a gold medal is a symbolic indication that the award is the most important. But gold medals are often golden. In the first few modern Olympic Games, silver and bronze medals were awarded to the winners as the first and second medals.

The gold medal is only gold-plated, not pure gold. To be exact, sterling silver is gold-plated.

No, it's gold-plated. Gold medals are not usually made of pure gold, but gold is the most precious metal, so calling it a gold medal is a symbolic indication that the award is the most important. But gold medals are often golden. The gold medal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is not pure gold, but made of Kunyu and gold, with gold inlaid with jade.

The gold medal represents the supreme glory, and it is also a consideration of the sports strength of various countries. The value of the gold medal does not lie in the real gold and silver, but in its commemorative significance. Of course, gold medals are not made of pure gold, but gold is the most valuable metal material, so calling gold medals symbolically indicates the importance of this kind of awards, and gold medals are often gold.

Gold medals are not made of gold, but gold-plated. According to the regulations, the champion's medals must be made of silver with a purity level of between 925 and 1000, with gold weighing no less than 6 grams. The reason why pure gold is not used, on the one hand, is that there are many Olympic events, which require the production of a large number of gold medals, and the cost is too high. On the other hand, because pure gold is a soft metal, it is easy to deform, so gold plating is used.

What material is the gold medal made of? How many kilos of gold?

1. It is gilded. According to the Olympic regulations formulated in 1978, Olympic medals shall not be less than 60 mm in diameter and 3 mm in thickness. Gold and silver medals must be made of silver with a purity of 95%, and gold medals must be plated with at least 6 grams of gold.

No, it's gold-plated. Gold medals are not usually made of pure gold, but gold is the most precious metal, so calling it a gold medal is a symbolic indication that the award is the most important. But gold medals are often golden. The gold medal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is not pure gold, but made of Kunyu and gold, with gold inlaid with jade.

3. The gold medal of the London Olympic Games weighs 412 grams and contains 6 grams of gold, accounting for 3 of the total weight of gold standard 18K 20K 22K 24K. The corresponding gold content is 798% 832% 965% 999, so it is estimated to be less than 1K.