9 October 2026
Olympic gold medals are mostly silver
A Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal weighs 529 grams, but only about 6 grams of it is gold, plated over a silver core. We compare that with today's 24K price in Dubai. At the souk, you pay for gold by weight.
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Olympic gold medals are mostly silver. A Paris twenty twenty-four gold medal weighs 529 grams. Only about six grams is gold, plated over a silver core. Today, 24 karat is five hundred and five dirhams a gram. Six grams? About six times that. At the souk, you pay for gold by weight. Would you rather have the medal or the gold? Follow for more.
