Product Description
Type Limited Edition Fountain Pen with piston filling system
Product Name Mandela 80 Limited Edition, #0101/1600
Manufacturer and Year Omas, Bologna, Italy -- 1998 (in celebration of Nelson Mandela's 80th birthday).
Length 5-1/2". This is a heavy, substantial pen.
Filling System Piston filler
Color The barrel is a deep and rich yellow and orange enamel with silver filagree depicting a rising sun on the continent of Africa with an inset human figure. The cap carries the yellow enamel and includes one cap ring and a clip made of the orange enamel and three filigree leaves on an entwined vine. The top of the cap is silver with an "80" engraved on it, indicating Mandela's birth year in 1998. The cap also has Mandela engraved on it in italic lettering.
Nib Medium 18k gold nib with flex (see writing sample in photos)
Condition Mint condition, in dark wood lacquered box with paperwork. The pen is considered the piece de resistance of a four-pen series commemorating Mandela's 80th birthday and this is a pristine example. The pen is enclosed in a soft ivory pen sleeve. No cracks, chips, dents, dings, or scratches. The imprints are clear. It's been inked once, and thoroughly cleaned. Includes booklet, sleeve, pen and wooden pen case.