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| This is the new generation Bureau of International Expositions pin, which was given to BIE delegates at Shanghai Expo 2010, and which features the stylised BIE logo in the centre, a 'pyramid-ladder' which represents mankind's progress (which has now been 'pushed' into a bubble to give it a '3D' look). |
I just found an Expo '92 mascot "Curro" pin on my desk and that prompted me to scan it for the blog..... and then I remembered my 'pins' box, with a selection of Expo 92 and Expo 93 pins, as well as a pin from Expo 88 and Expo 2005 respectively. I then also remembered my three Shanghai Expo 2010 pins, the BIE pin, China Pavilion pin, and Australia Pavilion pin.
Whilst this is not a comprehensive collection, it does give a brief 'snapshot' of some of the pins that were available at these World Fairs!
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| Features the popular Australia Brisbane World Expo '88 logo featuring different themes of the Expo emblazoned on one of the Expo's sunsails. The blue wavy line refers to the Expo's location on the banks of the Brisbane River. |
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| The official mascot of Spain Seville's Expo 92 "Curro" features here, with some of the sponsors of the Fair, as well as Pavilion badge for Monaco, and one of the pins for Japan |
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| The Korea Taejon Expo 93 mascot space elf "Kumdori" features here, as well as the Pavilion pins for the USA and Australia. The central left pin features the globe-like Expo 93 logo, which incorporates a 'yin-yang' circle. |
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| Kikkoro and Morizo, the friendly Japan Aichi 2005 mascots, feature on this Expo 2005 pin |
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| Two major finds - one of the last Australia Pavilion pins, which I purchased from China's Shanghai Expo 2010 Australia Pavilion on the last day of the Expo, and a rare China Pavilion pin, which I exchanged, also on the last day, with a China Pavilion staffer, for a Canada Edmonton Expo 2017 pin! |
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