Front Description
This brooch was worn on the costumes of Disney princess face characters at Disneyland resort, specifically created for the 50th anniversary of the park celebrated in 2005. There appear to be 4 main brooches that were released in a total edition size of 252 (only 62 per style). This pin was the Belle version, with 2 others for Aurora and Cinderella also having jeweled dangle components and another for Snow White lacking any dangle. There are crystals inset within the brooches with the colour varying based on the character - this Belle version has a yellow colour around the curlique style border with clear gems inset around this. There are red gems in each flag on the castle as well as in the digits of the "50" and the turret roofs are blue. There are 5 dangle elements at the bottom of the pin. The pin measures 63 mm wide by 84 mm tall (without the dangle)/124 mm tall (including the dangle).
A complete collection of the Disneyland 50th Anniversary Brooches is on display at the "The Crown Jewels of the Walt Disney Archives" exhibit at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana California; this includes the four ornate brooches (Aurora, Cinderella, Belle and Snow White) a less intricate 50th Castle Brooch (Limited edition of 500) and three "50" number jeweled brooches (blue, red and white).
***Warning***
We have seen identical pins without the embossed Disneyland logo on the reverse.
Back Description
Gold metal. Horizontal brooch clasp. Disneyland® Resort . On the back of the pin and underside of the indented castle portion (not visible in the picture as it faces downward) is a sticker with individual numbering ("___ of 252").