Accomplishments Of Nelson Mandela Revisited: 100 Years July 2018 & The Connection with Crypto Giant Arbitrade
While we (still) sit tight waiting for more news from Arbitrade, we will celebrate the accomplishments of Nelson Mandela in the run up to his 100 year anniversary this month. But first, if you have been keeping up-to-date with the Timeline at Blockchain Bullion, you will have read that Arbitrade has already purchased one piece of Nelson Mandela art from the Golden Hands collection.
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela
Considering Arbitrade purposely purchased the golden artefacts during the 100th year anniversary of his birth, should we expect to hear some exciting news from the board of directors next month?
The anticipation is real!
Nelson Mandela’s 100th year birthday is on the 18th July 2018. Add it to your calendar guys! It could end up being a significant date in the world of $ DIG.
Arbitrade has already publicly expressed their admiration for Nelson Mandela and praises South Africa for all it has done throughout the years in supporting the gold industry. So, it would only make sense to mark the occasion with some huge news… Let’s hope so anyway…
UPDATE: Today, 3rd July 2018, it has been publicly announced that Arbitrade will host an invitation only presentation on the 18th July to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. The presentations will be followed by a networking reception and exhibits of the Mandela artifacts, including the US debut of his artwork from Robben Island Prison.
- Read the details of this occasion on the timeline announcement.
Golden Hands Nelson Mandela Art
As you are already aware, Arbitrade currently owns one piece of the golden hands Nelson Mandela art collection. This is a solid life-size gold cast of Mandela’s fist made during his lifetime by the Harmony Gold Mining company at his home in Johannesburg in 1964.
“It’s interesting to note that when it came to casting the fist, Mandela insisted on placing his thumb next to his fingers as opposed to in front. He deemed it a less aggressive representation of his victory of apartheid. It was typical of the man.” — Leonard Schutzman, CEO of Arbitrade
Originally, Harmony Gold made a full set of solid gold artefacts to mark each of the twenty seven years Nelson Mandela spent behind bars. However, it is believed that the artefacts which Arbitrade are purchasing are part of the only remaining and surviving set. All others were destroyed by order of Nelson Mandela.
You can perhaps understand why each of the remaining pieces cost a whopping $2.5 million each. Mr. Leonard Schutzman confirmed that the purpose of acquiring the iconic Nelson Mandela art collection was because it is an exceptional investment that will be used to back the family of coins that Arbitrade will be producing. Not only this, but Arbitrade believes it is also helps to mark the company’s interests and intentions.
“Our set is dedicated to 1964 and 1990, marking the year Mandela was first incarcerated on Robben Island and the year he walked through the prison gates a free man.” — Leonard Schutzman, CEO of Arbitrade
Mr. Leonard Schutzman has confirmed the complete set and the fist has been authenticated by Harmony Gold and is in the possession of Arbitrade. It is important to remember that back in March 2018, Arbitrade drew up a contract with South African businessman, Mr. Malcolm Duncan, whereby the company agreed to buy the iconic Nelson Mandela art collection from him.
Malcolm Duncan is a Canadian entrepreneur who actually knew Mandela, and reportedly paid 3.6 million South African Rand (approx. $ 263,592 USD) for the set to Harmony Gold Mining, which cast the items in 2002.
Mr. Duncan wasn’t able to sell them on, until he managed to strike a deal with Arbitrade. At first it seems that he was a little nervous about transacting in cryptocurrencies, but the buyer and seller managed to agree upon a contractual deal, which allows Arbitrade to buy one item of the collection at quarterly intervals throughout the course of the year with Bitcoin that is then converted to fiat currency and deposited into the sellers account.
Therefore, Arbitrade are still waiting, as per contractual terms, for the purchase of the remaining pieces to be formalised. These include three life size impressions of Mandela’s hand, one additional of his palm and the fist, and precious Nelson Mandela images of making the cast at his home in Johannesburg.
Six Accomplishments Of Nelson Mandela
1) Organizing the non-violent defiance campaign
He taught the world what activism really is: with no fear in his heart, Mandela stood up to those who sought to oppress others.
2) First black and democratically elected President of the country
He served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
3) He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for peaceful termination of apartheid
Mandela also received more than 260 honours during his lifetime.
4) He effectively ended apartheid
Nelson Mandela was a leading opponent of the 1948 apartheid legislation. Through his relentless passion to end racial segregation in South Africa, creating a future towards true equality in his homeland.
5) His speech during the Rivonia Trial is considered one of the great speeches of the 20th century
“I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964.
6) Nelson Mandela children’s foundation is the largest foundation in the world
As well as founding a number of other organizations to promote equality and fight against problems such as AIDS.
To finish this list outlining the accomplishments of Nelson Mandela, I have included a couple of very well-written excerpts that I found, which really helps to sum up the world’s opinion of Nelson Mandela, and which also perfectly describes his unique characteristics and journey through life;
“Mandela essentially invented the iconography for honourable resistance and overcoming oppression by simply standing squarely in the centre of an unjust culture and not giving an inch of himself over to it. It is probably telling in his years as the President that he often looked as curious and unsure of his situation as he did dignified and revered. It was because it was as fresh and new to him as would freedom to any man who spent most of his life denied it. He was legit as they say. And legitimacy was his greatest accomplishment.” — Courtney Kross (source)
“For those of us who knew and loved him, he will forever be the man who led his people to freedom, who suffered under and then vanquished the evil of apartheid in South Africa, and who built a new democracy with magnanimity, wisdom and vision. But millions of people are alive today who were not even born when Mandela walked out of prison a free man. What is remarkable, and what gives us hope for the future, is how his life and legacy continue to inspire these younger generations.” — Lauren Crow (source)
Final Words
To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Nelson Mandela, there are many festivities that have been organised. Check out the Mandela Concerts to see how you can get involved.
When reading through the Nelson Mandela accomplishments, you may have been able to witness the slight correlation between what Nelson Mandela has achieved, and what Arbitrade is trying to achieve in terms of helping to change the world for the better:
I find it rather profound that Arbitrade are paving the way to change and prosperity against the traditional and unfair monetary system by creating a new era of digital assets, which will provide financial freedom for many early investors. My own personal opinions! If you would like to learn more, check out the following pages:
On another note, I do believe that July 2018 could bring us the news we have all been waiting for and that we may witness a wider adoption combined with a price surge for Dignity ($DIG). Allow me to reiterate that these opinions are purely my own and it is important that you do your own research and due diligence when deciding on your investments. If my predictions are true, I will certainly mark the occasion with some sort of celebration. Perhaps we will even create and announce an additional feature of the Blockchain Bullion website? What will you do to celebrate the occasion?
One last comment (I promise!): Don’t forget to put the 18th July in your calendar — this date could be significant! And if not, well… let’s celebrate our commiserations and the 100 years of Nelson Mandela anyway. Don’t forget to keep an eye on the timeline. And remember, we are all in $ DIG together. So, whenever you are feeling a little angst, join in on the community chat and take a leaf from Mandela’s book:
“I never lose, I either win or learn” — Nelson Mandela
