1%. Believe it or not, an Olympic gold medal is only 1.34% gold. It's actually mostly made of silver.
An Olympic Gold medal is worth 25,000 U.S. Dollars
According to reports on the Internet, the contents of an Olympic Silver Medal are the same as with an Olympic Gold Medal, 92.5 percent pure silver. The Gold Medal is covered by at least 6 grams of gold, according to the Olympic Charter. Some Olympic hosts make the medals larger or smaller according to their respective preferences...but the content must still follow the Charter.
A gold medal is really mostly silver. It consists of just over one percent actual gold and is worth about $644.00. (ksdk.com)
According to reports on the internet, the contents of an Olympic Silver Medal are the same as with an Olympic Gold Medal, 92.5 percent pure silver. The Gold Medal is covered by at least 6 grams of gold, according to the Olympic Charter. Some Olympic hosts make the medals larger or smaller according to their respective preferences...but the content must still follow the Charter.
The medal is silver with a 6 gram coating of gold.
The gold medal is 92.5% silver plated with 6 grammes of gold.
The US Olympic committee pays $25,000.00 to gold medal winners.
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0.417 mol could be extracted.
6g of gold is used as plate, the medal is 92.5% silver.
The Olympic medals are designed especially for each individual Olympic Games by the host city's organizing committee. Each medal must be at least three millimeters thick and 60 millimeters in diameter. Also, the gold and silver Olympic medals must be made out of 92.5 percent silver, with the gold medal covered in six grams of gold.