Lapel Pins, Patches & Coins

Olympic lapel pins are the ultimate keepsake to mark a piece of history. Each year the Olympics take place, a new set of custom lapel pins become available for the general public to mark the year of the Olympics and specific events. There are even lapel pins available prior to the games actually beginning that are designed to count down the days remaining until the Olympic Games begin.

The history of Olympic pins can be traced back to 1896 with the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. It is reported that judges and officials used cardboard disks imprinted with their titles to serve as their “pins.” Throughout the years, Olympic lapel pins began to grow in popularity and Coca-Cola soon realized the potential of associating their name with Olympic lapel pins.  In 1972, Coca-Cola issued its first Olympic pin. Pins continued to grow in popularity and soon thereafter Coca-Cola opened the first Olympic pin trading center. This served as the ultimate venue for lapel pin trading fanatics to trade and collect Olympic lapel pins.  At the Olympic games of 1992 in Barcelona, it was estimated that more than 2 million pins were traded by people visiting trading centers such as Coca Cola’s.

With the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver coming to a recent close, there are still plenty of lapel pins available for order. Lapel pins are available to commemorate the record breaking medal count by the USA in the 2010 Olympic Games. Talk about the ultimate keepsake! Presentation is very important when collecting pins - and we have all of the options available for protecting your custom lapel pins with style. Check out all of our lapel pin presentation options and take advantage of our factory direct pricing. Make the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver an event you will never forget!