46664 bangle on eBay
Christmas shoppers looking for a uniquely South African gift that also contributes to a good cause should start on eBay.
The last silver 46664 bangle of a limited edition made to commemorate former president Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday is being sold on the international auction website to raise money for Aids initiatives.
Catri Velleman, the marketing manager of Coutts Incorporated, the company that devised the 46664 bangles, said on Tuesday the sought-after jewellery would be on auction for 20 days.
“The auction will run until December 15, but we are prepared to extend the time until December 20,” she said.
The bangle is one of a limited number of first-edition bangles created to celebrate Mandela’s birthday earlier this year. Platinum, gold and silver bangles were released with the serial number “46664”, which was Mandela’s prison number.
The bangle went on auction on Monday, coinciding with World Aids Day, Velleman said.
Coutts Incorporated’s chief executive, Robert Coutts, said yesterday that the money raised from the auction would go to the 46664 charity of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in support of the fight against HIV and Aids in South Africa. The company has not estimated how much the bangles might fetch .
Velleman said that 11000 bangles have been produced since July.
The chief executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Achmat Dangor, said: “The bangles will also be on sale in Norway for Christmas.”
The 46664 bangle website is launching a tracking service, which allows the buyer of a bangle to see how the profit from the sale was spent.
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