I'm looking for any information on this Olympic Committee Token from Belgium, 1978.
Rarity, value, or even just some interesting history is welcome.
I obtained it grab-bag style at a local flea market with several other world tokens/coins of varying rarity and quality.
It has an 18mm diameter, 2mm thickness.
One face shows a rampant heraldic lion under the Olympic rings on a shield, with the date 1978 underneath. The words circling the edge are "BELGISCH OLYMPISCH COMITE" above and "COMITE OLYMPIQUE BELGE" below.
On the Reverse side it portrays three stylized Olympic sports, possibly wrestling, volleyball, and fencing.
The coloration of the token is all a brassy/gold color, except on the "sports" side the edge fades to an aluminum/silvery color. The edge is smooth.
Here are some images:
Please forgive my scanner for the quality, it really doesn't portray how bright the shine is. (There are a few dark smudgy imperfections in the finish, but they are mostly around the very outer edge of the token.)
Numista is the only site I have found with anything resembling this token; I believe it to be this entry here:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21592.html
However, mine is much brighter than the image in the catalog shows, and is a lighter brassy/gold color.
Does anyone know if metal variations exist in this token?
Anyone know anything about it? Have you seen something like it? I'm not really trying to sell it, but an approximation of value would be interesting also.
Thanks!
