2025 Buckle
Issuing commemorative belt buckles started in 1987 by that year’s Reno Rodeo President Bob Beach. Since its inception, there has an ongoing numbered series of 500. The current sitting president comes up with a theme or design and then decides the shape, size, colors and other details that will represent for their year of service.
Each year the buckles are pre-sold to those who have previously become collectors. All the buckles are committed to these collectors until the first Saturday’s performance of the rodeo when the assigned buckles that haven’t been purchased for that year become open to the public for sale. This first goes to a current waiting list, to confirm if they still want a buckle. Any leftover at that point it is on a first come first serve. A credit card over the phone will also hold it.
Upon occasion, buckle collectors decide to sell those. If you are interested in selling one or all of your Reno Rodeo Limited Edition Belt Buckle, please contact Karen Riley, Buckle Chairman. E-mail. [email protected]
The 2025 buckle are on sale now!
From old town Reno’s dusty streets, steel railroad tracks and sparkling depths of mining territory, this year’s commemorative buckle holds the allure of bringing a distant memory to life.
A hand-painted midnight black ribbon runs triumphantly through the middle of the buckle just as the first established railroad station did in Reno. The track features blazing 24K minted gold letters to bracket the name “RENO RODEO 2025” a gateway to the American West. The picturesque landscape of Nevada captured on the sunlit surface of 18K electroplated rose gold engraving, represents rolling hills, and serene meadows. An icy blue stone is set in the location of Reno to represent azurite, a natural crystal discovered in Reno and known for its spiritual properties. This exclusive buckle is a treasure trove of natural wonders, all bound with a cowboy’s gold rope that frames the edge. Jim Neil’s vision bridges the past and present with this USA made, Montana Silversmiths collector’s buckle for 2025.
