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1963 FIM World Championship Motocross MX Motorbike Competition Cup Pin Badge
1963 FIM World Championship Motocross MX Motorbike Competition Cup Pin Badge
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- A rare 1963 gold coloured metal pin badge featuring a chequered flag motif with the text 1963 Sarka Prague and around the pin are the words Mistrovstvi Sveta v Motocrossu which translates to Motocross World Championships
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The badge face is 2cm wide and has a long stick pin style fastener to the rear
- The badge face is 2cm in diameter and has a long, stick pin style fastener to the rear. The pin features
The style of manufacture is baked enamel on metal which is very typical of a 1960s manufacturing process. The pin features the text Sarka at the top which refers to the venue, Divoka Sarka, a large volcanic rock outcrop on the edge of Prague that hosted many motocross competitions in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1963 Sarka hosted the Motocross world championships in the MX2, 250cc category with Torsten Hallman winning overall and CZ bikes placing 2nd and 3rd.
