While browsing the official London Olympic Games blog, I came across this rather “curious” article in which one of the finance heads for the games admitted to being an avid Olympic Games pin collector.
Personally this is a new idea to me, but it seems alongside the mugs, t-shirts and other merchandise, Olympic pins are a big part of the Olympic Games for many people around the world with London being no exception.
The pins in question are those little ones you get everywhere from Marmalade jars (send off tokens type) to the seaside etc. but apparently there will be lots of people visiting London to buy and trade the pins featuring Wenlock and Mandeville – the Olympic Games mascots.
This does beg the question – will anyone want pins of the London Olympic Logo?
Tom from the finances department of the London Olympic Games Committee even hints in the comments at an official pin collecting and trading event, although not sure exactly how serious he is. Watch this space for even more unusual side effects of the London Olympics…
One of the pins in question:
