Rare International Olympic Committee (IOC) badge, circa 1912, which was personally owned and worn by noted Harvard athlete and Olympic Committee member E. Jansen Wendell. Gold-plated badge, enameled in silver, green, and red, measures an impressive and eye-catching approximate 2″ in diameter. Printed around the outside edge is “Comite International Olympique,” with the Olympic motto in the center of the badge, “Citius, Altius, Fortius [Swifter, Higher, Stronger].” Badge is marked on the reverse by Birmingham maker Vaughton and Sons and bears the appropriate hallmarks. In choice condition. Scarce in its own right, the desirability of this piece is heightened by the athletic fame of its original owner. As an athlete, Evert Jansen was the first human ever clocked at 10 seconds or better in the 100. Even more impressive when one considers that they used no starting blocks when young Wendell accomplished such a feat back in 1880. A stunning IOC badge and Olympic collecting rarity.
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