Serpent on the 1949 European Championships pins is steeped in Milan's history Many decades before Milan became a fashion center of Italy, the cultural hub welcomed Europe's most fashionable figure skaters to the 1949 European Figure Skating Championships. The event was one of firsts and lasts: it was the first European Championships to be held… Continue reading 1949 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: The Biscione.
Category: 1940s
Alpine Glory II. 1948.
Held in the winter sports haven of Davos, Switzerland, from February 11 to 15, the 1948 World Figure Skating Championships were only the second to be contested following a seven-year suspension of the event (1940–1946) caused by World War II. At the 1948 Worlds, competitors and others received the well-made pin of the Internationaler Schlittschuhclub Davos as a keepsake of their participation.
Alpine Glory. 1947.
At the 1947 European Figure Skating Championships, held in Davos, Switzerland, the well-made pin of the Internationaler Schlittschuhclub Davos was given out as a memento to competitors and others associated with the event. The 1947 pin is one of only a few issued for a European Championship to feature a flower, in this case the much-beloved and well-known Edelweiss of Switzerland and Austria.