With both flags and the year 1976
in the middle this pin has been
in traffic for 32 whole long years.
Made of metal it is in average
shape... Take a look !
Formerly a Spanish and Mexican territory,
California passed to the USA following the
Mexican War (1846-48). California was
admitted to the Union in 1850 as the
31st US state and is governed under
a constitution dating from 1879.