These pins are known to be some of the rarest in the world..
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Rare Pins - e.g. Old pins, hard to get pins etc |
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| UK |
The Braintree & District BKKS pin circa 1984 |
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| US |
The Ventura county koi show 1985 - Kohaku |
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| US |
The Ventura county koi show 1988 - Shiro Utsuri |
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| US |
The Ventura county koi show 1993 - Tancho |
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| UK |
Hoyland & District Koi and Pond fish society - Trophy pin |
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| UK |
The East Riding section of the BKKS - circa 1986 |
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| JP |
The 21st ZNA - Kobe |
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| JP |
The 23rd ZNA - Shimoneseki |
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| JP |
The 26th ZNA - Kokura |
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| US/CA |
PNKCA - 1987 Victoria BC |
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| US/CA |
PKNCA - 1989 Spannaway WA |
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| AU |
Koi Society of Austrialia original pin - horizontal Kohaku |
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| AU |
Australian Koi Association |
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| JP |
Shinkokai Pin. Not exactly rare - but very hard to obtain.. |
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| JP |
AJNPA (SHINKOKAI) Old Pewter Clubpin |
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| UK |
South East - very old Trophy pin - Kohaku (left) |
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| UK |
South East - very old Trophy pin - Showa (right) |
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Unique Pins - e.g. One-offs, proofs, rejects etc in very limited numbers |
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| ZA |
KZN 2002 - reject proof #1. |
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| ZA |
KZN 2002 - reject proof #2. |
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| UK |
BKKS National 1995 - Showa (Badger head reject) |
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| UK |
BKKS National 1997 - Asagi. Rejected in favour of Shusui. |
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| UK |
BKKS National 2005 - Hikari-Utsuri (Copper colour only 2 made). |
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| UK |
Koi Show 2004 - Hikari Utsuri makers error only 5 made - middle pin) |
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| TW |
ZNA Taiwan District - PROOF (The proof is the one on the left of pic) |
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| TW |
ZNA Taiwan District 10th Anniversary - Pink version (Only 5 produced) |
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| AU |
Koi Society of Australa inc. 2001 - Sanke (reject pattern) |
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| AU |
Macarthur branch KSA hand made Asagi pin |
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| AU |
Macarthur branch KSA hand made Tancho pin |
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| US |
2000 ZNA Potomac - bad print |
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| CA/US |
PNKCA Bronze Award - prototype. |
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| CA/US |
PNKCA Bronze Award - actual - see note. . |
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| US |
18th AKCA Seminar 1993 Costa Mesa - real cloisonne. |
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| US |
18th AKCA Seminar 1993 Costa Mesa - real cloisonne - clear glass |
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| US |
18th AKCA Seminar 1993 Costa Mesa - real cloisonne - high relief. |
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| US |
21st AKCA Seminar 2002 Concorde CA - wrong colour. |
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| US |
San Francisco Bay Area Koi Club - reject proof - light blue. |
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| US |
San Francisco Bay Area Koi Club - reject proof - light blue with white border. |
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| US |
San Francisco Bay Area Koi Club - reject proof - dark blue. |
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| US |
Santa Fe Pond Society & Appreciation Club Pin - Prototype (Only 2 made). |
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| NL |
NVN 2000 Rejected Prototype |
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| NL |
NVN 2002 Rejected Prototype |
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| ZA |
KwaZulu Natal 2004 Show - sample set showing different manufacturing processes. |
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| UK |
South East BKKS 25th Anniversary proof set - Gold, Silver, Copper.(7 sets only) |
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| ZA |
SAKKS (Gold pin/Burgundy background - Prototype |
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| ZA |
SAKKS (Gold pin/Purple-blue background - Prototype |
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