Number 672
- Three different team badges from the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. 1) Republic of China (Taiwan), bronze, silver-plated, colored enamel, 2 x 2.2 cm. 2) Japan with the inscription "XVTth Olympic Games - Japanese Delegation 1956". Bronze, silver-plated, colored enamel, 2.5 x 2 cm. 3) Round badge made of tinplate. Printed with the inscription "Canada 1956 Olympic Games Basketball", 2.3 cm. --The badges were personally collected in Melbourne by German national football player Rudi Hoffmann (1935-2020; 1 international cap) and participant in the Olympic football tournament for Germany at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Badges directly from Hoffmann's estate. --tarnished Condition: A-
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- Three different team badges from the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. 1) Republic of China (Taiwan), bronze, silver-plated, colored enamel, 2 x 2.2 cm. 2) Japan with the inscription "XVTth Olympic Games - Japanese Delegation 1956". Bronze, silver-plated, colored enamel, 2.5 x 2 cm. 3) Round badge made of tinplate. Printed with the inscription "Canada 1956 Olympic Games Basketball", 2.3 cm. --The badges were personally collected in Melbourne by German national football player Rudi Hoffmann (1935-2020; 1 international cap) and participant in the Olympic football tournament for Germany at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Badges directly from Hoffmann's estate. --tarnished Condition: A-