Name/TitleBadge: Commonwealth Games
About this objectIrregularly shaped enamel pin badge with a cream coloured background, featuring the image of a Saltire above the the words 'XIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES 1986 EDINBURGH'.
Date Made1986
Period1980s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal
Subject and Association KeywordsCommonwealth Games
Subject and Association Keywordssports
Subject and Association Keywords(anti) racism
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Commonwealth_Games:
The 1986 Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis 1986) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. They were the second Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbean states) boycotted the event because of the Thatcher government's policy of keeping Britain's sporting links with apartheid South Africa.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2013-60-4
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved