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August 14, 2008

Pin trading in Beijing

Beijing_coke_pinsb_3Yesterday I talked about Olympic pin trading. It’s a hit in China, and Coke has produced a variety of pins for Beijing.

I wanted to show you photos of just some of the Coca-Cola Beijing Olympic pins being traded this week.

A "Golden Heroes" pin set (above)

Beijing_coke_pinscPins for the Coca-Cola "WE8" aluminum contour bottle designs by leading Chinese artists (at right)

And a pin set that lets you create the Bird’s Nest stadium where the Opening Ceremony was held. These individual pins

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form this completed set

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