This stein does not just close with a pewter lid. There has been an ORIGINAL piece of Berlin Wall mounted on the lid.
Limited Edition of only 1,000 pieces worldwide. Each stein is individually numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
For almost 30 years, The Wall was a 12 feet tall concrete barrier that divided Berlin not just physically but ideologically as well. The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding GDR (German Democratic Republic), including East Berlin.
While the GDR and the Eastern Block referred to the Berlin Wall as the "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart", the West called it the "Wall of Shame".
From 1961 until 1989, the Berlin Wall prevented almost all attempts of emigration.
Over 100,000 people tried to escape.
Only about 5,000 succeeded.
For people from West Berlin, it was possible to get close to the wall so that "their side" got totally covered with graffiti art. For East Germans, a so-called "death-strip" prevented getting close to the wall.
In 1989, a serious of revolutions in nearby European countries caused a chain reaction in Eastern Germany. After weeks of demonstrations and civil unrest, the East German Government announced on November 09, 1989, that all GDR citizens could visit West Berlin as well as West Germany.
Crowds of East and West Germans climbed onto the Wall, celebrating this moment of freedom. Euphoric people and souvenir hunters chipped away parts of the wall. Not only does this stein show buildings which all played a role during the Cold War it shows the Berlin Coat of Arms in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
The historical date of November 9th, 1989 has been in-sized into the stein plus it also shows the perspective that everyone now had; that Berlin would become the capitol of the re-united Germany again (BERLIN Hauptstadt von Deutschland).
Each piece will be unique and will differ in size, shape and color. With this stein you can get a great one-of-a-kind collectible piece which preserves one of the most precious moments of recent history.
Product Info:
• Capacity: 0.75L, 11"H
• Item Number: 716M
• Country of Origin: Germany
• Care Instructions: hand-wash only
• Material: original piece of Berlin Wall, high-quality stoneware, pewter
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100% made in Germany using the finest "Wester Wald" clay. King-Werke opened in 1949 and is one of the last remaining authentic German beer stein factories that still produces steins & mugs in accordance with century old traditions.
