The iron pieces embedded in the center of the Olympic medals each weigh 18 grams (about two-thirds of an ounce). They were cut from girders and other bits that were swapped out of the Eiffel Tower ...

“Damaged medals will be systematically replaced by the Monnaie De Paris and engraved in an identical way to the originals,” it said in a statement. For LVMH, the Olympics were a coming-out part ...