The award was stolen from de Klerk's home in Fresnaye, Cape Town, and it's not the sort of thing you can simply flog at the local pawn shop.
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This week, it emerged that the award was stolen from de Klerk’s home in Fresnaye, Cape Town. The story was first broken byAlongside the medallion, significant pieces of jewellery belonging to De Klerk’s widow, Elita, were also taken from a safe inside the home.
Flogging the jewellery is one thing but it might be a tad more difficult to cash in on the Nobel Prize. It’s not really the sort of thing you can sell at the local pawn shop.The prize is an 18-carat gold medal and weighs 196 grams. Each prize is said to be worth about $969,000 . It is handed out with a diploma and gold medal.Image: Flickr / OZinOH
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