Olympic gold medals contain only 1% gold

The amount of gold in an Olympic gold medal has fallen to 1.34 percent, thanks to gold prices that recently peaked at $1,895 an ounce. 

At current prices, a pure 400g medal would cost about $25,000 to make, with a total bill of about $50m for the games.

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