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1974 Skoda Car Company 80th Anniversary Laurel Leaves Pin Badge

1974 Skoda Car Company 80th Anniversary Laurel Leaves Pin Badge

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  • A golden coloured metal and enamel pin badge made in 1974 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Mlada Boleslav Skoda works (AZNP), who manufactured their first car back in 1905, the L&K Voiturette A

    The badge face is 1.6cm wide and has a long, stick pin fastener.

  • The text on the badge face features the text 80 YEARS SKODA

 

  • Skoda formed in 1859 as an armaments factory, produced their first Skoda branded car in 1905

    Skoda produced modern cars up until the communist coup in 1948 whereupon they were largely cut off from Western markets. The 1960's onwards saw a range of production cars that were based on outdated designs.

    Since the 1990's Skoda has been transformed by its partnership with VW of Germany into a very successful automotive company. Sales in 1991 were around 170 thousand new cars and in 2010 were 760 thousand.


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