Badge, 1956 Olympic Games Fencing Official
Object Type
Trophies and awards/Badge/Official
Date Used
Nov 1956-Dec 1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
An oval, silver-coloured metallic badge terminating with a pink ribbon, with the text FENCING printed across it. The badge is shaped as the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games emblem, with a flaming torch projecting from a map of Australia, with the Olympic Rings above. Design is surrounded by a blue frame, with the inscription: OLYMPIC GAMES/MELBOURNE 1956. Badge was worn by a Fencing official at the 1956 Games.
Measurements
badge: H: 125 W: 31 D: 5mm (H: 4 15/16 W: 1 1/4 D: 3/16")
mount: H: 280 W: 210 D: 9mm (H: 11 W: 8 1/4 D: 3/8")
mount: H: 280 W: 210 D: 9mm (H: 11 W: 8 1/4 D: 3/8")
Associated Event
Date Used
Nov 1956-Dec 1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1992.2656.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Mrs Esme Laffey.
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