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OT142

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Object ID

OT142

Type

Other

Rights Holder

CIC

Provenance

Swansea RFC

Season

1873-1973

Description

Swansea RFC Centenary tie pin badge

Info

This tie pin badge was one of thousands sold in the club shop to supporters, marking the Centenary of Swansea RFC as a Rugby Union organisation - the club having been formed under Association Football rules in 1872. The tie pin badges were sold by the Swansea & District Supporters' Club during the 1973-74 season at 20 pence each. The design of the Osprey in flight was commissioned by the club from internationally renowned Welsh artist Andrew Vicari (1932-2016). His Osprey design was used during the Centenary season as a club motif and appeared on all manner of club related material, most notably on the white jersey on match days. It was the first time a motif of any sort had appeared on the Swansea RFC jersey and it remained on use into the early 1990s. It was revived an a stylised form to represent Swansea RFC in the Semi-Pro era from 2003.

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