Artefacts

Melbourne 1956, function badge that belonged to Jean AMANN, timekeeper at Omega.

Physical description

Badge with the Games' emblem. Number "4178" engraved on the reverse. Without ribbon.

Created

Created: K. G. Luke. LTD

Used

Used: Jean AMANN (1926)

Materials

metal, enamel

Colors

multi coloured, blue

Dimension

5,2 x 3,2 cm, 20 g

Literature

GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8.

Type of item

Badges -> fonction badge

Reference number

238571

Keywords

timekeeper Melbourne 1956, Olympic Games Australia emblem

Notes

Set of commemorative medals and pins from the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Cortina and Melbourne, the Central American and Caribbean Games and several championships. This set belonged to Jean Amann, a timer at OMEGA. It was accompanied by photo albums that illustrated his career and offered a behind-the-scenes look at the Games in the 1960s. Individual donation