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Friday 26 June 2026, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Olympic Games - XVII Summer Games - Rome 1960, 1960

Estimate

€ 400 - 500

Sold

€ 572

The price includes buyer's premium

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100x80cm
Flag used during the inauguration ceremonies, opening of the XVII Summer Olympic Games in Rome 1960

Original, white cotton with the five Olympic rings printed on it (blue, black, red, yellow, and green), complete with laces and a wooden pole. The circular stamp in the top inside corner reads XVII Olimpiades Roma .

It measures approximately 100x80cm, the wooden pole approximately 200cm
In excellent condition

The Olympic flag was designed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1913 and adopted
officially by the International Olympic Committee in 1914, on the occasion
of the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the IOC. The five rings
intertwined represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of the
athletes from around the world in Olympic competitions.




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