3/8 - British House - Pin Image

Just for completeness, heres an image of the British House pin mentioned in a previous blog post

The pin measures 28mm x 23mm and is not backstamped.

There are a few of these available retail from Great British Collectables

3/8 - More Team GB Pride Sports Poses

Another 7 pins have been released which show Team GB's mascot, Pride the Lion in a series of sports poses. These pins use the drawings first seen at London 2012 in the round pin format.

Pride the Lion Sports Poses

The new pins show the following sports

• Archery - TS013
• Fencing - TS014
• Handball - TS015
• Show Jumping - TS016
• Basketball - TS017
• Cycling - TS018
• Boxing -TS019

Each pin is limited to 500 pieces and measures 22mm in diameter

27/7: Team GB Pins - Sponsor and British House

News today of some non-retail pins that are being issued in connection with Team GB and Rio 2016.

The first is a sponsor pin from Camelot / ITV and features both company logos together with the Team GB logo and the slogan 'I AM TEAM GB'

I have no details on pin reference or size as yet, but there are only 200 of these in circulation

A second Camelot / ITV pin is also due out, and there will be 1,000 of these. More details soon I hope.

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The other pin announced today is the 'British House' pin. This pin is only available to delegates, athletes and guests who visit the Team GB British House in Rio. There are 4,200 of these in circulation and 200 of them will be available for retail but are not part of the Team GB retail series. This pins are sure to be popular with collectors due to their rarity.

I do not have a pin image but the design is shown below.

3/7: Pride the Lion Sports Pose Pins

Team GB have released 4 new Pride the Lion sports pose pins. A few weeks ago, the Golf pin was issued, and that is now followed by rugby, athletics, gymnastics and diving.

5 sports pose pins

The pin references are:

• Golf - TS005
• Rugby - TS006
• Athletics (Javelin) - TS009
• Gymnastics (Pommel Horse) - TS010
• Diving - TS011

All the pins are limited to 500 pieces and all available now from the regular sources.

Great British Collectables

Fine-gifts.co.uk

There should be a few more designs to follow.

23/3: New Team GB Pins 'RIO' and 100 DTG

Two news pins have been released by Team GB in the run up to Rio 2016.

The first is a brilliant design combining the medal colours to form the word 'RIO'. In my opinion one of the simplest yet effective designs we've seen.

TS004 - Bronze, Silver, Gold - RIO

This pin is limited to 1,000 pieces and available now.

The other new release is a 100 day to go pin.

TS007 - 100 Days to Go

This pin is a gold coloured pin with the Team GB logo in relief rather than coloured. It combines distinctive elements of the Rio skyline namely Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain together with the 100 DAYS TO GO caption, the date and the Team GB logo.

This pin will be available soon but can be preordered. It is limited to only 500 pieces.

You can find these pins at;

Great British Collectables
http://www.greatbritishcollectables.com/details.asp?ID=209
http://www.greatbritishcollectables.com/Official-Team-GB-100-Days-To-Go-Olympic-Pin/211.htm

and Fine Giifts
http://www.fine-gifts.co.uk/Team-GB-Rio-2016-Olympics-Pin-Badge---Bronze-Silver-Gold-Pin-TS004/3348.htm
http://www.fine-gifts.co.uk/Team-GB-Rio-2016-Olympics-Pin-Badges---100-Days-To-Go-Pin-TS007/3349.htm

Please remember to mention London Pins if you order - thank you.

31/1 - First Team GB Pin of 2016 Launched

As we move closer to Rio 2016, Team GB have issued their first pin in the Olympic Year. This is the third pin in the current set.

TS003 - Bring on the Great pin

The 'Bring on the Great' pin is limited to 2,000 pieces and is available to pre-order at Great British Collectables for £5. The pin should also be available from Fine Gifts and Pins and Things too.

18/11: New Pride the Lion Christmas Pin Issued

The Pride the Lion Christmas pin announced last month was issued today.

Pin TSU002

The pin is limited to 500 pieces, is 45mm x 40mm and has two pins on the back due to its size.

The RRP is £8 and is available from Great British Collectables and FineGifts.co.uk.
As always, if you place an order, please let them know you heard about the pins on London Pins.

This is the final Team GB pin for 2015, but expect a range of pins in the run up to Rio 2016.

26/10: New Pride the Lion Team GB Pin Announced

The next in the series of official Team GB pins leading up to Rio 216 has been announced.

This time, Pride the Lion is driving a Christmas sleigh being pulled by Rudolph.

A picture of the artwork is available and the pin will be approximately 48mm x 40mm, so a fairly large pin this time.

Circulation is limited to 500 like the first pin and no word on pricing at the moment. 

I imagine that this pin will be available from the same retailers as the first pin. More details as soon as I have them.

18/10: New Team GB Pin

As Team GB prepare for Rio in 2016, the first in a new range of official Team GB supporter pins has been released.

TS001 - Believe in Extraordinary

The pin is numbered TS0001 and combines the Team GB logo and Olympic rings with the wording 'Believe In Extraordinary'.

I understand there will be a number of official Team GB supporter pins produced in the run up to the next summer Olympic Games.

This first pin is limited to 500 copies and over 50% have already been sold, so it seems likely that this first pin will sell out and be one of the harder ones to pick up nearer Games time.

It is available from

• www.greatbritishcollectables.com (the new name for Glamorous Living)
• www.fine-gifts.co.uk (the new name for Coin Bazaar)
• www.pinsandthings.com

If you order from any of these sites, please tell them you read about the pin on London Pins - thanks.

The next Team GB pin is planned to be a Pride the Lion Christmas pin with more designs to follow in 2016.

9/2: Team GB Pin for Sochi 2014

For those of you London 2012 collectors who, like me, also collect Team GB pins, you may be interested to know that a new retail pin to support our team in Sochi has just been released.

Image reproduced from Team GB shop website

The pin is available from the Team GB shop (click here for the link) for £5. Whilst it is a retail pin, the style looks identical to the internal pin TGB0004 issued for London 2012. Presumably, the athletes in Sochi have a different design as their 'team pin'.

As far as I know this pin is only available in the gold colour with no silver variety as we saw in London 2012.

The back of this pin is marked GBBPINS14 I believe - the same as the product code shown on the shop website.

24/5: Gold Guards and Downing Street

This weeks new retail releases have a distinctly London feel with the mascots in their guards uniforms in gold and the front door of the Prime Minister's residence - 10 Downing Street.

Pin 1066

Pin 1067

Pin 0648

The guards are from an issue size of 10,000, but for some reason only 50 of each are being released initially. I'm not sure if the rest will be released individually, as sets or if they have all been snapped up. All I know for certain is that only 50 are available at the moment.

The 10 Downing Street pin is from an issue size of 10,000.

These will be at you favourite retailers this week.

Also available this week are two more Team GB/Paralympics GB pins to join the one that was issued last week, again from an issue size of 10,000.

Pin 0614

Pin 0615

Pin 0616

1/5: Flags, Hats and Hearts

A new series of pins has been announced today and they all feature the popular Union Flag theme. The first are a set of 3 flag/logo pins pairing the Union Flag with the Olympic Games logo in white and flag colours and also with the Paralympic Game slog in white.

I would imagine that these will be very popular and have no details on issue sizes at the moment.

Pin 0635 

Pin 0636

Pin 0637

Continuing the red, white and blue theme are a pair of hat pins showing a bowler hat with a Union Flag logo and also a patriotic top hat with a white Games logo. Although I do not know issue sizes at the moment, remember the previous bowler hat pin sold out fairly quickly.

Pin 1133

Pin 1134

The final two pins announced today are the Team GB heart and star pins to compliment the Paralympics version issued last week.

Pin 0656

Pin 0658

Like the Paralympics GB versions, these two pins are limited to 2,012 pieces.

All of these pins should be available very soon.

Update: The issue sizes of the flags and hats are all 10,000

25/4: Logos, Mascots and Hearts (Oh My!)

This week sees the release of a large number of pins covering a few different subjects.

Logos

The existing London 2012 logo pins are joined by 8 new varieties...

• Mini White Olympic
• Mini White Paralympic
• Mini Gold Olympic
• Mini Silver Olympic
• Mini Bronze Olympic
• Mini Mirror Olympic
• Mini Mirror Paralympic
• Union Flag Paralympic

Pin 1128

Pin 1036

Mascots

Following on from Mandeville printed sports last week, this time it's Wenlock's turn. There are a full set of sports pins being issued as well as the Wenlock Olympic Torch pin seen at the meet in January. The torch pin is available in both enamel and print versions.

Pin 0552

Pin 1006

Hearts

Paralympics GB issue two team pins for retail this week, one in the shape of a heart and the other as a star.

Pin 0659

Pin 0657

These pins appear to have a pitted/shiny appearance and seem to come in gold and bronze colours.

All of these pins should appear by the end of the week from your favourite retailers I presume.

11/1: No new Team GB pin for the Youth Winter Games

In case anyone was hoping for a new Team GB pin for the Youth Winter Games staring this weekend, I've had it confirmed today that a new design was not issued. The athletes and officials competing in Innsbruck from this weekend will be wearing the TGB0002 pin originally issued for the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore back in 2010.

4/1: Pride the Lion Pins

Pride the Lion, the Team GB mascot, joins Wenlock and Mandeville in having his own pin badges.

A set of 5 pins have been announced today showing Pride in a variety of poses: standing, draped in the Union Flag, running, holding the Union Flag and on the top step of the podium.

Pin 0995

Pin 0996

Pin 0997

Pin 0998

Pin 0999

Each pin is printed and limited to 200,000 pieces. No word on price at the moment, but expect to start seeing them at your favourite retailers very soon.

6/9: Retail Pins Updated in Catalogue

I've now updated the catalogue with all the recent retail pins issued. You can check the New Issues By Date page to see the additions.

In summary, there are now entries for...

Emblems of England

Team GB and ParalympicsGB

Mascot Street Scenes

Mandeville Sports

Back to School

Mascot Poses

15/8: Team GB and Paralympics GB Pins

The first pins to support Team GB have been released. These pins mix red, white and blue with the team logo to form an impressive set of pins. Here are just a few of the pins on offer.

The pins come in a variety of shapes and colours, some are printed and some enamelled. Some are limited to 2,012 whereas others will be issued as up to 100,000 pieces.