Leaf and Mushroom Pins
Pins Shown from Left to Right
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Title Gold Ginkgo Leaf
Date 2000
Designer Unknown, USA
Materials Gold-Tone Base Metal, Oxidized Sterling Silver, Marcasites
Size 4.1" x 2.4"
(10.4cm x 6.1cm) -
Title Silver Ginkgo Leaf
Date 2000
Designer Unknown, USA
Materials Sterling Silver
Size 3" x 1.3"
(7.6cm x 3.3cm) -
Title Gold-Stemmed Ginkgo Leaf
Date circa 2000
Designer Fabrice, France
Materials Gold-Tone Base Metal, Resin
Size 4.8" x 2.5"
(12.2cm x 6.4cm) -
Title Copper Gingko Leaf
Date 2000
Designer Dennis Ray/Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School, USA
Materials Copper-Plated Natural Leaf
Size 2.9" x 2.8"
(7.4cm x 7.1cm)
Date: 1998
Designer: Helen Shirk, USA
Materials: Sterling Silver, 14kt Yellow Gold
Size: 4″ x 1.4″ (10.2 cm x 3.5 cm)
Date: 2000
Designer: © Mary Ehlers, USA
Materials: 18kt Yellow-Gold Plating on Coin Silver, Diamond
Size: 2.4″ x 1.3″ (6.1 cm x 3.2 cm)
Diplomacy Thrives Outside the Spotlight
During the Middle East peace talks, Albright remarked to the press that negotiations, like mushrooms, are more likely to thrive in the dark, that is, outside the spotlight of public scrutiny. This prompted Albright’s Diplomatic Security team to give her a specially made pin depicting a tiny field of mushrooms (the small ones represent Israel, Syria, and the Palestinian Authority; the larger one is the United States).
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