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Auction: 23002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 167

A framed selection of items related to the fall of Idi Amin collected by R. McGowan whilst reporting in Uganda

Glazed and framed display including Ugandan Fifty Shillings Banknote, photographs of McGowan in the field and miniature dress Ugandan Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, apparently that worn by Amin, '...left behind when he fled his Kampala home before the Ugandan capital fell'; together with Republic of Uganda State Research Unit Warrant Card, with his appointment as Entertainment Officer, Nationality 'Stateless', signed 'IDI AMIN' and likely issued following the fall of the State, very fine (Lot)

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Sold for
£380

Starting price
£80