Artefacts

Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, function badge for the service staff that belonged to Jean AMANN, timekeeper at Omega.

Physical description

Badge with the Games' Emblem. Caption: "SERVIZIO ; VII GIOCHI OLIMPICI INVERNALI ; {-} CORTINA · 1956 · ITALIA {-}".

Created

Created: Franco RONDINELLI Created: Stabilimenti Artistici Fiorentini

Used

Used: Jean AMANN (1926)

Materials

metal

Colors

green, multi coloured, white

Dimension

5.4 x 3.1 x 0.9 cm, 29 g

Literature

GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. TREMBLAY-MATTE Cécile. Histoire du pin's olympique : 1896-1992. [France], 1992.

Type of item

Badges -> fonction badge

Reference number

238572

Keywords

timekeeper Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, Olympic Winter Games 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