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1956 Olympic Games Badges

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Like all Olympic Games, each competitor brings badges from his own country and attempts to swap them for badges of other participating countries. Here is a brief selection from the 1956 games.

IAAF                   USA                       Aust Competitor         Singapore

Great Britain                 India                              Japan

Various Canadian ones              K.G. Luke badges and medallions - a real collector's item

 Various badges