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In 1997, on the occasion of Marten Toonder's upcoming 85th birthday, fundraising was started ("a gentleman deserves bronze") to obtain a bronze statue that will be unveiled in Den Bommel. Exclusive certificate that the donors received who received a minimal contribution ad. fl. 1,000, = did in the deed "A gentleman earns bronze". The certificate was numbered and registered in name. No. 1 was of course registered in the name of Marten Toonder, and no. 2 was registered in the name of Mr Olivier B. Bommel. Two certificates came into circulation through an auction at the time and are of course worth a multiple of the price below that applies to the "normal" certificates. From No. 3 they were registered in the name of the "common people".
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