A set of 5 enameled metal pins, said to have originated in Germany around the time of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 for the Genisis / Megadrive. They came in the metal case, as shown. The first pin was reproduced frequently by other countries, after appearing here. The Eggman in his vehicle design is also an embroidered clothing patch in Japan.
This pin set was released to promote Sonic 2 (obvously) for the Game Gear. Some of the pins saw releases separate from this set, and the Eggman one was also Japanese. Sold/collected as a specific set though, this seems to be a UK deal. It has a nice Japan style (early) Tails art, the frowning-Sonic-hang glider (this showed up in the USA too), Egg-o-matic drops a mace, Sonic running past the '2' logo and the Sonic & Tails peek 2 logo. It's a great classic set to collect, if you can find it.
Discovered by Trogdorbad
This is the metal case with card sleeve for the "Sonic 2 Special Edition Enamel Metal Pin Set". The metal case is mostly oval shaped with a black matte finish. It has a black foam inside wehre the pins are stuck down so they don't shift & scratch up. This seems to be the same as the above pin set which was NOT 'special edition', so what's the difference? All the pins look identical, the only thing seems to be the sleeve saying it's special. (that part is upside-down for some reason, vs the logo)
This is quite a pin collection. However, it should be noted that not all pins here are from the UK. Some were released in multiple countries (ie the Sonic 2 hang-glider pin, and the Sega Saturn Square) while others are Japanese (Tails foreword-facing) and other still are unknown. Bottom Left is clearly an Olympic sponsor pin, while bottom right shows Sonic near a land-mark of some type. Some of the pins are uncommon, but all are metal, and all are enameled except the top right which is just stamped metal. This is an interesting collection to see!
Discovered by Sonic Boy 19
What a wonderful pin collection!
Not all these are from the UK, of course, but this is someone's personal collection. A few are familiar, but others are not. The Tails pins here, as you can see, are consistantly cute. Notice hocky Sonic (lower right), the 'black eyes Eggman' torso, the Saturn pin that came with the release of the console, Soccer Sonic, Sailboard Sonic, some pins from SegaWorld, an unusual all chrome-tone pin (corner) and a rare and fun Tails head pin.
One of the pins appears twice. Can you find it?
Thanks to Rhia in the UK for sending in the collection photo!
TODO: Above 2 should be merged