Gold casts of Mandela’s hands to go on tour
Ottawa: Gold casts of Nelson Mandela’s hands — purchased for $ 10 million in bitcoins — are going on tour to remind the public of the first black South African president’s contributions to humanity.
Made from 20 pounds of 99.999 pure gold, the casts include three life size impressions of Mandela’s hands and two others of his palm and fist, cast by Harmony Gold Mining in 2002.
They are belived to be the last surviving artifacts of their kind.
The Board of Arbitrade, a Canadianbased cryptocurrency exchange, acquired the collection for $ 10 million in bitcoins, and now intends to put them on display in shows around the world.
Arbitrade chair Len Schutzman said the aim is to educate audiences about the abolition of apartheid that Mandela led. “The collection celebrates not only the remarkable contributions of Nelson Mandela to humanity each year, but also all that has been done by South Africa in supporting gold and the mining industry though the years,” Schutzman said in a statement.
“The company plans on orchestrating a global tour exhibiting the Golden Hands in national museums around the world to celebrate the life and legacy of a man that meant so much to so many.”
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