Olympic Games/ Summer, 1960/ Rome/
Official badge. 
Fiorentini of Florence was i…
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Olympic Games/ Summer, 1960/ Rome/ Official badge. Fiorentini of Florence was inspired by an Etruscan bronze statue, "The She-wolf of the Capitol", with the children Remus and Romulus, who were to found Rome. There are 12,000 badges available in 66 models (CIO, Ufficiale, Servizio, etc.). Ours is one of the rarest: with its red "Atleta" cartouche. 1000 copies or less, because its color is also close to orange (even rarer). 4.8 x 3.8 cm

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Olympic Games/ Summer, 1960/ Rome/ Official badge. Fiorentini of Florence was inspired by an Etruscan bronze statue, "The She-wolf of the Capitol", with the children Remus and Romulus, who were to found Rome. There are 12,000 badges available in 66 models (CIO, Ufficiale, Servizio, etc.). Ours is one of the rarest: with its red "Atleta" cartouche. 1000 copies or less, because its color is also close to orange (even rarer). 4.8 x 3.8 cm

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