Pin set with case
2000
Place madeCalifornia, United States, North America
Metal, enamel, plastic
Container: 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 5 in. (1.9 × 12.1 × 12.7 cm)
Purchase
2000.796a-e
This set of pins was purchased on Canal Street the week of the 2000 "Subway Series" between the New York Mets and New York Yankees baseball teams. It is representative of the types of souvenirs available to commemorate the event.
DescriptionSouvenir pin set from the World Series 2000, Mets vs. Yankees; four enameled metal pins in a plastic case; pin (a) square with an image of a subway car and two baseball caps, one with each teams logo with the inscription, "SUBWAY/ 2000/ SERIES;" pin (b) with the Mets logo, the National leage logo and the inscription, "NATIONAL LEAGUE/ CHAMPIONS/ 2000;" pin (c) with the Yankees logo, the American League logo and the inscription, 'AMERICAN LEAGUE/ CHAMPIONS/ 2000;" pin (d) of the "World Series 2000" logo.Markingsenameled: obverse pin a: "SUBWAY/ 2000/ SERIES"
enameled: obverse pin b: "NATIONAL LEAGUE/ CHAMPIONS/ 2000"
enameled: obverse pin c: "AMERICAN LEAGUE/ CHAMPIONS/ 2000"
enameled: obverse pin d: of the "World Series 2000"
printed: on a lebel in the box: "METS VS YANKEES/ 2000 SUBWAY SERIES/ COMMEMORATIVE PIN SET/ LIMITED EDITION 5000"
printed: on a label on the underside of the box: "LIMITED EDITION/ CREATED BY/ Aminco Int'l (USA) Inc./ Lake Forest, CA 92630"
ClassificationsSOUVENIRS
