Only a few countries issue Olympics Medal Winners Stamps and like every time this time also Australia and New Zealand post holds the position.

Australia and New Zealand post are issuing the Rio 2016 Olympics Medal Winners Stamps immediately following the medal presentation ceremony.

Rio 2016 Olympics Medal bears a design that celebrates the relationship between the strengths of Olympic heroes and the forces of nature.

Rio 2016 Olympics Medal Design

The 500g gold, silver and bronze medals have been made with sustainability at their heart.

The athletes who top the podium receives medals made from gold that has been extracted without the use of mercury.

The silver and bronze medals have been produced using 30 percent recycled materials.

Half of the plastic in the ribbons used to hang the medals around athletes’ necks comes from recycled plastic bottles.

Further, the rounded cases that hold the medals are made from freijo wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

A total of 2,488 medals has been produced: 812 gold, 812 silver and 864 bronze, according to strict sustainability criteria.

For the first time, the medals are slightly thicker at their central point compared with their edges.

Also, the name of the event for which the medal is won is engraved by laser along the outside edge.

Rio 2016 Olympics Medal Winners Stamps New Zealand

Valerie Adams – Athletics shot put women – Silver

Genevieve Behrent and Rebecca Scown – Rowing:pair Women – Silver

Ethan Mitchell, Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins
Cycling Track Team Sprint Men – Silver

Eric Murray and Hamish Bond – Rowing:pair men – Gold

Luuka Jones – Slalom:K1 – Silver

Women’s Rugby Sevens – Silver

Natalie Rooney – Shooting Trap Women – Silver

Rio 2016 Olympics Medal Winners Stamps Australia

Kyle Chalmers’ gold medal performance has been recognised with the production of his own gold medallist stamp.

The Gold medal is won in the men’s 100m freestyle swimming at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The Australian women’s rugby sevens team’s gold medal performance has been recognised with the production of their own gold medallist stamp.

The team of 12 Nicole Beck, Charlotte Caslick, Emilee Cherry, Chloe Dalton, Gemma Etheridge, Ellia Green, Shannon Parry, Evania Pelite, Alicia Quirk, Emma Tonegato, Amy Turner, Shari Williams is featured on stamp.

Catherine Skinner’s gold medal performance has been recognised with the production of her own gold medallist stamp.

The Gold medal is won in the women’s trap shooting at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The Australian women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team’s (Emma McKeon, Brittany Elmslie and sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell) gold medal performance has been recognised with the production of their own gold medallist stamp.

The Gold medal is won in the women’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Mack Horton’s gold medal performance has been recognised with the production of his own gold medallist stamp.

He won Gold medal in the men’s 400m freestyle swimming final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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