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Very rare ‘Doctor’ badge from the London 1908 Olympics. Silvered bronze, 38 gm, 57 mm in diameter, stamped on the reverse with a Vaughton of Birmingham maker's mark. The badge depicts the head of Athena facing a laurel branch and encircled by a dark blue enameled border with the text, "Olympic Games London 1908, Doctor." A rare doctor’s badge from an Olympic Games that extended for over six months—the longest in modern history. This is the first example of a ‘Doctor’ badge from the 1908 Games that we have offered.
