Border guards prevent illegal export of Stradivarius violin to Romania
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian border guards prevented the illegal export of a 1713 violin by Antonius Stradivarius to Romania.
Ukrainian border guards together with customs officers prevented the export of a 1713 Antonius Stradivarius violin abroad. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, UNN reports .
In the trunk of a car at a checkpoint with Romania, border guards found an ancient musical instrument labeled "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremomentis Faciebad Anno 1713" that may be of historical value,
The violin was seized by customs officials and sent for examination.
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