RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Award for Lenny Kravitz's album 5. Released on May 12, 1998, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for two million copies sold on Sept. 2, 1999. This is a very unique award, crafted from plexiglass in the shape of a 5.

The album spent two years in the top 100 of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and produced well-known singles including UK #1 and Billboard Hot 100 #12 "Fly Away" and also a remake of The Guess Who's "American Woman." The album also garnered Kravitz two Grammy awards. 

Item Highlights:

• RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum award with a bar RIAA hologram in the shape of a five in honor of the album's title
• In Excellent condition 
• First presentation award from 1999
• Presented to record industry executive
• Manufacturer's sticker on back
• Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
• Award measures approx. 20.5"h x 15"w
• Beautiful and unusual collectors item for any Lenny Kravitz fan

Detailed Item Description: This unique "5" shaped RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 1999, making it approximately 22 years old. This award is presented to Jonathan Lev, a promotions and marketing executive who worked with rock, pop and alternative artists including Lenny Kravitz, Godsmack, Incubus, Nirvana, U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more.

It is all original with RIAA serial number hologram on front and Ill-Eagle manufacturer's sticker on rear. This award is in Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the presentation plate. 

Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.

As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.