Nobel Peace Prize raises $103.5M for UNICEF Ukraine

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, which he consigned to raise money for UNICEF’s Ukrainian relief efforts. It sold at auction in New York on June 20 for the jaw-dropping sum of $103.5 million. The winning bidder wishes to remain anonymous. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, which he consigned to raise money for UNICEF’s Ukrainian relief efforts. It sold at auction in New York on June 20 for the jaw-dropping sum of $103.5 million. The winning bidder wishes to remain anonymous. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, which he consigned to auction to raise money for UNICEF’s Ukrainian relief efforts. It sold in New York on June 20 for the jaw-dropping sum of $103.5 million. The winning bidder wishes to remain anonymous. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

NEW YORK – Heritage Auctions sold the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to independent Russian journalist and Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief, Dmitry Muratov, for $103.5 million on the evening of June 20. The winning bid came from an anonymous buyer at a live global auction event at the Times Center in Manhattan. Proceeds raised from the auction will support UNICEF’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine and affected regions. Heritage Auctions donated its efforts to bring worldwide attention to Muratov’s desire to aid those impacted by the war.

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