2000 Sydney Olympic Coca-Cola Day 1 Pin, Coke Bottle Puzzle Pin with McDonald's (16 Sept 2000)

This is a 2000 Sydney Olympic Coca-Cola Day 1 pin, dated 16 Sept 2000, and it is also a puzzle pin: one piece of Coca-Cola's Sydney 2000 Pin of the Day set, whose pieces fit together into the shape of a Coke contour bottle. This large-format piece is co-branded with McDonald's. It shows a red-and-white Coca-Cola cup with a straw, the Golden Arches, a framed Sydney 2000 logo with the Olympic rings, and a small McDonald's box reading "PROUD PARTNER."

What is a Day pin?

A Day pin marks one specific day of the Olympic Games while they are underway. Coca-Cola began its "Pin of the Day" series at Lillehammer 1994, with a different design for each day of competition. At Sydney, each Day pin went on sale only on or after its date, so collectors had to come back every day. Don't mix them up with countdown pins, such as "500 Days to Go" pins, which count down to the Games before they begin. A Day pin was issued during the Games themselves. Day 1, 16 September 2000, was the first full day of competition after the Opening Ceremony. That day the first medals of the Games were awarded, and 17-year-old Ian Thorpe set a world record in the 400m freestyle, then anchored Australia's world-record 4x100m freestyle relay.

A piece of the Coke bottle puzzle

At Sydney 2000, Coca-Cola's daily pins doubled as a puzzle. Completed sets, often framed, form a Coca-Cola bottle more than a foot tall. Collector listings usually describe the set as 18 pins: a round header pin plus 17 daily pieces. Some framed sets are listed with 16, and at least one is sold as a "McDonald's & Coca-Cola" bottle puzzle.

The Coca-Cola and McDonald's sponsor story

Coca-Cola has supported every Olympic Games since Amsterdam 1928 and was a founding member of the IOC's TOP worldwide sponsor program. McDonald's was also a Worldwide Olympic Partner at Sydney 2000. This Coca-Cola Olympic pin carries both.

• Year/Games: 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics
• Sponsor: Coca-Cola, with McDonald's co-branding
• Type: Day pin, Day 1 (16 Sept 2000); Coke bottle puzzle pin piece
• Size: approx. 1 5/8" x 2" (large format)
• Back stamp: "Worldwide Olympic Partner © 2000 The Coca-Cola Co. TM © SOCOG 1996 007602 Australia Series 1/3600 Aminco China"; single post with clutch
• Maker: Aminco

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