1938 WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS PIN PRAGUE TEAM CANADA WINS GOLD ART DECO

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1938 WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS PIN PRAGUE TEAM CANADA WINS GOLD ART DECO:
$399.00

THIS METAL PIN...BRONZE OR BRASS...IS FROM THE 1938 WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS WHICH WERE HELD IN PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA BETWEEN FEBRUARY 11TH and 20TH 1938. FOURTEEN TEAMS TOOK PART WITH TEAM CANADA DEFEATING GREAT BRITAIN 3-1 IN THE FINAL TO TAKE THE GOLD. THE CZECH TEAM WON THE BRONZE WITH 4-0 WIN OVER NAZI GERMANY. THE \"HOCKEY PLAYER\" ON THE PIN HAS AN ART DECO MOTIF TO HIM. IN CASE YOU HAD ANY RELATIVES ON TEAM CANADA, HERE ARE THE PLAYERS WHO CAME HOME WITH A GOLD MEDAL: PAT McREAVY, ROY HEXIMER, MEL ALBRIGHT, JOHNNY GODFREY, GLEN SUTHERLAND, GORDIE BRUCE, JIMMY RUSSELL, BUSTER PORTLAND, JACK MARSHALL, JOHN COULTER, PERCY ALLEN, REG CHIPMAN, AND ARCHIE BURN. THE TRAINER WAS MAX SILVERMAN. THIS PIN MEASURES 1 3/4\" ACROSS AND 15/16\" FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. ON THE BACK OF THE PIN IT SAYS \"MINCOVNA KREMNICA\". I OBTAINED THIS PIN AT THE 1985 WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PRAGUE. I HAVE ANOTHER SMALLER VERSION OF EXACTLY THE SAME STYLE OF PIN.I HAVE SET THE POSTAGE AT $15.00US SO I CAN SEND THE PIN WITH A TRACKING NUMBER TO THE BUYER.