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Rare LARGE 1930's Belgian Unification Monument Metal Souvenir Building Memorial

$ 61.77

Availability: 89 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Theme: Buildings

    Description

    For sale is a very rare souvenir building replica of the Free Flemish AVV-VVK Monument in Flanders, Belgium, most often referred to simply as the Belgian Unification Monument -- a peace memorial, honoring those who fell in WWI.
    Th
    e abbreviation at the top stands for the phrase "
    Allen Voor Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen voor Kristus"; ["All for Flanders-Flanders for Christ"].
    Compare # 793 in
    Monumental Miniatures
    which dates this
    larger, taller
    version to the 1930s.
    It gives it its highest rating in rarity a V -- very scarce -- and a value rating of 3/6 (0-0).
    It
    measures 5 3/4" in height on a 2 3/4" across octagonal base.
    It is also quite heavy, weighing approximately 3/4 lb.
    It's in VG to excellent condition with a warm patina.
    Shipping includes insurance and signature tracking (to minimize the
    possibility
    of loss to 'porch pirates').