Gold in the Grocery Store..... but what is the logo?

[BigWaveDave]

So the girl walking to the Coinstar, with a set of keys caught my eye.
I asked her if I could clean out the dirt cup....”sure, I don’t care, it’s nasty” she said. Sweet!

So a hand full of small bolts, gum stuck coins, junk zirconias..... yeah, nasty.
But this on stuck out like a sore thumb.

While I could have posted this in Today’s finds, or Coinstar thread.....

I really want to know what the logo is.

Western Hemisphere surrounded by a laurel wreath? Also a dandy little emerald along the top.
Appears to have some age to it, well worn.

So I gather it’s a service pin of some sort, maybe a tie tack.

1/10 10 Kt..... so not a massive score, but better me having it than a trash can.

Anyone know this logo?

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet find!

 

[A2coins]

awesome

 

[Johncoho]

check Panam sports organization. I found something similar some time ago. It looks like that logo

 

[Chizzy]

Dunno, Dave......it's a great save......maybe try Geo Gems with coins or tokens as search parameters.

 

[Squirrel322]

Damn, thats an awesome find. Very cool. Sorry no idea what is was for....

 

[ARC]

Back pic ?

 

[BigWaveDave]

Back pic ?

Yeah, hold on...

 

[BigWaveDave]

 

[Whyme]

I don't know why but it reminds me of a government or embassy type pin.

 

[BigWaveDave]

I don't know why but it reminds me of a government or embassy type pin.

I’m leaning that way too....
But I find it hard to believe a Diplomat would be dumping loose change into a Grocery store coin counter.
This is so bizarre.

 

[DCMatt]

Vintage Pan American Airlines service pin?

http://www.everythingpanam.com/Wings.html

 

[BigWaveDave]

Very similar.... getting warmer.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

United Nations logo https://www.shutterstock.com/search/united+nations+logo

 

[DCMatt]

United Nations logo https://www.shutterstock.com/search/united+nations+logo

United Nations show the whole world map, not just the Americas.

The PanAm logo I posted is pre-WWII.

As someone mentioned, a lot of athletic organizations use the laurel wreath with something in the center.

 

[Megalodon]

Looks like it could be one of the hundreds of different UN agency or committee pins. Not all show the entire world. But it is such a nice one that it may be a presentation or leadership pin and not some meeting participant pin. FAO maybe?

 

[tamrock]

I can't find an exact match. I believe the color of the stone signifies some kind of merit or years of service in some of these pins.

 

[yaxthri]

I think it's not a laurel wreath but palmettos... but that didn't help my google search more

 

[BigWaveDave]

I appreciate all y’all researching and trying to ID this pin.....
Agreed it’s a years of service pin of some sort.

 

[Itsmine]

I think it's a pin associated with the Pan American Games....In a lot of the vintage logos, it shows both North and South America. U.N. logos aren't confined to just North and South America...