Happy to add this piece of history to my collection.
Just out of curiosity. Searched for this item by Google,Ebay.
Surprised about the low amount of hits.
Any reason for this or am I just a bad crawler 
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Hello,
Some help needed from our Japanese friends. @japanime @kkthxbai @japanesecollector @nine
I received the above badge from a Japanese seller.
The back has not the text:
1998 Nintendo Creatures Inc.,
GAME FREAK Inc.
LIMITED EDITION
xxxx of 2000
Could it be that the text has vanished in time or other versions are floating around ?.
To be honest, I have no idea. But I would be surprised if it vanished over time.
This, because of the way a pins back isn’t easily rubbing against a surface.
Are you sure it had that on the back?
This is my back:
This is the front and back found on the Internet:
