Thomas Florie: an extremely rare bronze USA v. Argentina 1930 World Cup Third Place medal

Thomas Florie: an extremely rare bronze USA v. Argentina 1930 World Cup Third Place medal, the obverse, decorated with figure of Nike and inscribed COUPE DU MONDE, the reverse inscribed MONTEVIDEO THOMAS FLORIE CAPTAIN JUILLET 1930, with ring suspension

The above medal was awarded to United States of American Captain, Thomas Florie, the USA were defeated in the semi-finals by Argentina. In the match played on 26th July 1930 at the Estadio Centenario, Argentina defeated the USA 6-1

Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, Traditional Sports and World Cup memorabilia, 27th June 2006, Lot 235