Part of the World Sports Flag Guitar Series, sold exclusively in the Online Rock Shop. Inspiration is the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which were postponed to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each pin is a vertical guitar with a national flag as the body. On the flag is a 3D gold silhouette of an athlete competing in an Olympic sport. Behind the guitar is a gold medal with a striped ribbon. The stripes are blue, yellow, black, green and red – the same five colors as the iconic Olympic rings symbol. Each pin represents a different sport and country.
Netherlands pin features a volleyball player facing right. Guitar body resembles the red, white and blue flag of the Netherlands. At bottom of body, in gold letters on a curved yellow banner, is the country name (Netherlands). Guitar head is blue. Neck is white. Year (2021) appears vertically at top of neck in gold. On neck below year is a Hard Rock Cafe logo.
Back of pin says "Limited Edition 200."
Base material: Gold appearance
Style: Painted
Back print: 4 lines
Back pattern: Hard Rock Cafe logos and crossed guitars
Distribution method: Online
Release date: May 3, 2021
Original retail price: 16.50 USD
Note: The 12 pins in this series were sold individually for 16.50 USD, or as a bundle of all 12 for 178 USD, a discount of 20 USD (10%).