Illinois Black and Orange

Illinois Black and Orange Sports Button Museum
Category
School
Sports
Additional Images
Illinois Black and Orange button back Sports Button Museum
Text on Button ILLINOIS
Image Description

Black background with orange text
Back Style
Brass locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
Additional Information

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's (UIUC) team colors are typically orange and blue; however, this button displays orange and black. UIUC is the flagship of the University of Illinois system. Other campuses are UIC (at Chicago) and UIS (at Springfield). The University was originally founded in 1867 as the Illinois Industrial University and today is one of the most world-renowned for its research in numerous fields. 
Catalog ID SP0054