The Nobel Peace Prize medal, which was awarded last year by the editor-in-chief of the Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was auctioned in New York on the 20th and sold for about 14 billion yen.
The proceeds will be donated to UNICEF's humanitarian aid efforts to help Ukrainian people displaced by the Russian military invasion.
According to the American auction company Heritage Auctions, the Nobel Peace Prize medal won last year by Dmitry Muratoff, editor-in-chief of the Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was auctioned in New York on the 20th. ..
As a result of the auction, the medal was sold for 103.5 million dollars, about 14 billion yen in Japanese yen.
In March, Muratov announced his intention to auction medals to help Ukrainian people who had been forced to evacuate due to a military invasion by Russia.
The winning bidder has not been disclosed, but according to the company, all proceeds will be donated to UNICEF's humanitarian aid activities.
Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has criticized the invasion of Ukraine, but suspended its activities in March due to the tightening of media regulations by Russian authorities.