Rare athlete's badge issued for the Athens 1906 Intercalated Olympics. Gilt bronze, 36 mm in diameter, featuring an enameled light blue ancient Greek motif in the border, with white enamel circular center surrounding the gilt "A." Mounted with a golden safety pin on the reverse. The 1906 Games in Athens were considered the Olympics by the press and participants, which included 854 athletes from 20 countries. As they were never officially sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, they are given the 'Intercalated' nomenclature today. These badges were hand-made by the Hellenic army for the needs of the Olympic Games.
