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A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the 2024 Paris Games and Paralympics .
The 135-year-old tower is a veteran of two previous Games — in 1900 and 1924 , the last held in Paris .
Games organizers say the metal is all recycled, not newly mined.
The Paris Mint is manufacturing 5,084 medals — about 2,600 for the Olympics and 2,400 for the Paralympics .
" Paris 2024 " is written in Braille and the edges have notches: one for gold, two for silver, three for bronze.
The medals are 85 millimeters across and 9.2 millimeters thick.
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