Scarce trio of National Olympic Committee pins and badges from the 55th IOC Session held in Munich, Germany, in 1959, consisting of: a gold-tone participation pin, 13 mm x 13 mm, with the Olympic rings above the Munich child, the city’s symbol; a bronze-tone stick pin of the same size and design; and a gold-tone pin, 25 mm x 19 mm, with the same design. In overall fine condition. At the 55th IOC Session in West Germany, Innsbruck, Austria was selected as the host for the IX Olympic Winter Games, Tokyo, Japan was selected as the host for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, and luge was added to the Olympic program in 1964.
