Above are two snowflake pins from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Both pins include the text "Torino 2006", both feature the Olympic rings, and both include an ice hockey pictogram. The pin on the left is an authentic pin made by Aminco, and it includes the official 2006 Torino Olympic logo. Meanwhile, the pin on the right lacks the Torino logo and the pictograms featured on the pin are those used for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Further, the pin on the right lacks any inscription on the back side to indicate that it is an authentic, licensed pin. Thus, it is quite likely that the pin on the right is what is commonly referred to as a "fake" pin, yet it is still a very pretty pin and a nice one to have in an Olympic hockey pin collection.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
2006 Torino Snowflake Pictograms
Above are two snowflake pins from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Both pins include the text "Torino 2006", both feature the Olympic rings, and both include an ice hockey pictogram. The pin on the left is an authentic pin made by Aminco, and it includes the official 2006 Torino Olympic logo. Meanwhile, the pin on the right lacks the Torino logo and the pictograms featured on the pin are those used for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Further, the pin on the right lacks any inscription on the back side to indicate that it is an authentic, licensed pin. Thus, it is quite likely that the pin on the right is what is commonly referred to as a "fake" pin, yet it is still a very pretty pin and a nice one to have in an Olympic hockey pin collection.
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