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There are numerous medalliions and coins named after Mandela and coined in his honour. The first coin was minted in Norway 1993 on the occassion of the Nobel Peace Prize. Coins were also minted to honour his inauguration, his presidency, equal education, his 90th birthday, Robben Island. Coins and medallions are in gold and other precious metals and in different weight.

Person in Amsterdam is named after Nelson Mandela: Mandela Wee Wee

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7 June 1983

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Postage stamp in the former USSR with Mandels'a portrait photo from 1988, value of the stamp is 10 kopek

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1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Postage stamp issued in the Republic of Tanzania on the occasion of Mandela's release from prison

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1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Doll depicting Nelson Mandela

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Framed certificates and photograph of Nelson Mandela from Maputo

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Postage stamp issued in Mauritius on the occasion of President Nelson Mandela's state visit

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September 1989

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Postage stamp issued in the Republic of Congo with the portrait of Nelson Mandela

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1990s

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Postage stamp issued in Norway with the portrait of Mandela in celebration of his Nobel Peace Prize

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate presented by the University of Cape Town and Steve Biko Foundation, in appreciation of Nelson Mandela who presented the fifth Steve Biko Memorial Lecture

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2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

President Mandela commemorative timepiece, catalogue and certificate

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Gold plaque presented by Y B Dato Napsiah Omar, Ministry of Unity and Social Development of Malaysia

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Set of two wooden shields presented by the Walter Sisulu University (formerly the University of the Transkei)

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ReD-Award 2004

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2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Glass globe on a wooden stand presented to Nelson Mandela for his election as International Man of the Decade from the American Biographical Institute

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Summerfest productions Ltd

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1994

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Award to the people of South Africa and their fearless leader Nelson Mandela Sumfest 94

National Goodwill Personality Award

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1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Silver compass on wooden mount: Portuguese Nautical Quadrant of the 16th Century

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Bronze medal with 'Plus Que la Vie la Liberte" (Freedom is worth more than life)

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Greenland’s Santa of the Year awarded at a ceremony 250km above the Arctic

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October 1995

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Prime Minister Lars-Emil Johansen of Greenland presented the award to an envoy for Nelson Mandela with a $100 cheque for his Children’s Fund

Breeding cat is named after Nelson Mandela in the Town of Berkel en Rodenrijs

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23 February 2009

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Sea slug called Mandelia Micocornata named after Mandela by the marine biologists, Angel Vlades and Terry Gosliner who discovered it, as an honour to him

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1999

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It is regarded as something of an honour to have a species of organism named after you. To have a genus named after you is even more of an honour because new genera are less often named than new species. However, an even greater honour is to have a family named after you because new families are rarely created. Valdés & Gosliner (1999) honoured Nelson Mandela by naming a genus and family of seaslug (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) after him. Mandelia mirocornata has only been recorded along the coast line of the Cape Peninsula.

Rescue dog in the USA is named after Mandela

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Several racing horses, all over the world, are named "Mandela"

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1970s onward

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The first horse was named in 1971 in Argentina and the last horse in 2001 in New Zealand

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Woodpecker fossile whose remains were uneartheded by French and German scientists at the Langebaanweg fossil site on South Africa's southwest coast has been named the Australopicus nelsonmandelai

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17 July 2012

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New species of spider has been called "Singafrotypa Mandela" in honour of Mandela

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2002

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It is found near Cape Town

New species of fly has been named in Mr Mandela's honour: Leptomorphus mandelai by Dr C Borkent

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2012

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In recognition of Mr Mandela's role in ending Apartheid and for his advocacy of peace, reconciliation and social justice. The unique specimen of this new species was collected in KwaZulu Natal and is the only species of this genus known from South Africa

New springtail species dedicated to Mr Mandela: the Triacanthella madiba

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2010

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New specie of a sea creature (crustacean) which is related to hermit crabs has been named in honour of Nelson Mandela

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2011

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It was discovered off the coast in South Africa. It's Latin name is Mundidopsis mandelai.

Newly discovered nuclear particle was named after Mandela

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1973

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It is called the ‘Mandela Particle’ at the British Institute of Physics at the University of Leeds

New type of Chrysanthemum, developed by Dekker Chrysanthemums, is named the 'Madiba Chrysanthemum'

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31 August 2005

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The Van de Westeringh Nursery in Varik cultivates all Madiba varieties

Fauna

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Olive Tree in an organic farm in Valencia, Spain has been named after Mandela

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November 2013

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Strelitzia reginae - Mandela's Gold was introduced by the Botanical Institute at Kirstenbosch

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1996

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It was released and traded under the name 'Kirstenbosch Gold' until 1996 when the National Biodiversity Institute (NBI) was granted permission to re-name it in honour of Nelson Mandela. It is a rare and spectacular yellow-flowering strelitzia.

Tree named after Mandela in Colombia

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Tree in honor of Mandela at the Buenos Aires Provincial Legislature

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2019-08-02

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

A tree with a plaque planted by Buenos Aires Provincial Legislature in honour of Nelson Mandela at the Senate Building.

Buenos Aires Provincial Legislature

Orchid was named after Mandela, the 'Paravanda Nelson Mandela' on the occasion of his visit to the National Botanical Garden in Singapore

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5 March 1997

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New cultivars of Hibiscus Rosa Sinenis has been registered in honour of Nelson Mandela as 'Tata Madiba' by Gail & Malcolm Cahi

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2014

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Protea cyneroides ('Madiba') - a striking, deep red king protea is named after Nelson Mandela

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Memorial was set up at the Sunburst Gates in Princes Park in Liverpool when Nelson Mandela died

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December 2013

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The more than 50 exotic trees planted on December 7 and 8 2013 were also dedicated to him

Mandela Tulip in the Netherlands

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1990

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Flora

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Flora, Fauna and Science related named after Mandela

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Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation is a documentary co-produced by Jonathan Demme and contains exclusive interviews with Mandela

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1996

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It was nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar

The 'Nelson Mandela Award to the Best Film' was presented during the International Festival of Films against Racism and for Friendship among Peoples

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23 November 1983

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This was probably a once-off award

President Nelson Mandela leader and defender of the rights of his people "For the unity of the people through art" in appreciation and admiration from Congra MX 95 Month Maxima Piena C Bridge

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April 1995

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Movie 'Mandela and De Klerk', directed by Joseph Sargent and with Sidney Poitier and Michael Cane

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16 February 1997

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The movie focusses on the final years of Mandela's imprisonment and his negotiations with the government

German TV docu-drama named Der Rivonia Prozess in which Simon Sabela played Mandela

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1996

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Flat in the British television sticom "Only Fools and Horses" was called Nelson Mandela House

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1981 till 2003

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The characters Del Boy and family live in a flat called Nelson Mandela House. This popular British television sitcom was broadcasted by the BBC between 1981 - 1991 with sporadic specials until 2003

Nelson Mandela Walk, Ryerson University