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Gift sword a state treasure
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Tunku Ismail Jewa
New Straits Times
02-17-2005
Gift sword a state treasure
Byline: Tunku Ismail Jewa
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Letters
Type: Letter
I WAS quite concerned to know from "Bits of history up for online sale" (NST, Feb 13) that a sword which was a gift from King Chulalongkorn, Rama V (1868-1910) of Thailand to Sultan Zainal Abidin III (1881-1918) of Terengganu is being put up for sale for RM100,000 by Zahrom from Terengganu.
The sword should be considered a state treasure and the Terengganu Government should acquire it for the State Museum.
The sword is ...
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