Lourdes - French Hat Lapel Pin HP5500 Start Price USD 6.95 Current Price USD 6.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 28, 2008 End Time Friday, December 05, 2008 Location Richmond, Virginia See more about 'Lourdes - French Hat Lapel Pin HP5500' Description Lourdes - France This is an used pin obtained from an individual in France. This pin measures approx 2.2 cm by 3.2 cm. in size with a post style back. Lourdes (Occitan name Lorda) is a town and commune situated in the Southwest of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, lying in the first Pyrenean foothills, in southwestern France. It is overlooked from the south by the Pyrenean peaks of Aneto, Montaigu, and Vignemale (3,298m), while around the town there are three summits reaching up to 1,000 m, which are known as the Béout, the Petit Jer and the Grand Jer. Lourdes was originally a small unremarkable market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees. At that time the most prominent feature was the fortified castle which rises up from the centre of the town on a rocky escarpment. Following the claims that there were apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, Lourdes has developed into a major place of Christian pilgrimage. Today Lourdes has a population of around 15,000 inhabitants but is able to take in some 5,000,000 pilgrims and tourists every season. Lourdes has the second greatest number of hotels in France after Paris with about 270 establishments. It is the joint seat of the diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes. This is an extremely nice pin. Scan did not do it justice Thank you all for your interest. Please check my ebay store for many hundreds and hundreds of additional walking stick pins and hat pins.   http://stores.ebay.com/Four-Winds-Products International buyers please email me for correct shipping charges. Please make arrangements for payment within 10 business days.....I prefer paypal.  I will answer whatever questions I can. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!