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LOT 2101
East Germany USSR Signed 'Friendship' Certificate with Medal
CERTIFICATE DATED 1987 A.D.
8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (226 grams, 21.5 x 15.5 cm).
Bronze ingot with low-relief figure of a caped man holding a girl in his left arm and brandishing a sword in his right hand on a pedestal with remains of a broken swastika at his feet; with presentation certificate in jacket with tassel from 'Die Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetsiche Freundschaft' and named recipient Ulli Scholz, dated 18.06.1987 and signed the Society's president. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market.
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LOT 2101
East Germany USSR Signed 'Friendship' Certificate with Medal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
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