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PCC/9/4/4/10
Title
XIV Olympiad Commemorative Lapel Badge
Date(s)
- 1948 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 piece, Manuscript
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(fl.1878-2009)
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Scope and content
Rectangular metal badge. Obverse: City view of London showing Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster accompanied by the legend in two lines 'XIV Olympiad London 1948' and the Olympic rings below. This badge was issued to officials and competitors in the Games for purposes of identification. Each badge had a ribbon, the colour of which distinguished to which group the wearer belonged. Athletic participants had orange ribbons [now missing]. Belonged to David Ricketts.
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Status: Open. Access is subject to signing the Regulations for Access form, unless the records are restricted under the Data Protection Act 2018 or under exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000
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Photographed for "Winning Endeavours" web project 28/6/10