Olympic 'Head of Mission' badge issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics, 38 mm x 44 mm, 23 gm, featuring a bronze-colored bezel with inset medallion depicting Romulus and Remus with the Capitoline Wolf, and Olympic rings below. The blue enameled panel at the bottom features gold lettering, "Capo Missione." Reverse of panel stamped, "Stab. Artistici Fiorentini, Firenze." The "Capo Missione," or "Chef de Mission," served as the diplomatic head of each participating nation. Given that 83 nations participated at the 1960 Games, and that each nation bore just one delegate, this "Capo Missione" example remains a decidedly uncommon badge; which delegate country this badge derives from is unknown.
