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Lot #4190
Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Canoeing Participant's Badge

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Athlete's badge issued for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Bronze, 41 mm x 46 mm, manufactured by Lauer, featuring the Olympics rings over the Brandenburg Gate. The front is engraved "XL Olympiade Berlin 1936, 855." Complete with its dark brown ribbon, imprinted: "Kanu-sport." Canoeing made its debut as an official Olympic sport in 1936, with 158 canoeists from 19 nations taking part in the contests.

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