Thor's gavel
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title:
Thor's gavel
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Thor's gavel, also known as Ásmundarnautur, is a ceremonial gavel, designed by sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson, and originally given by Iceland and delivered to the General Assembly of the United Nations by ambassador Thor Thors in 1952. It is engraved with the phrase "Society must be built on the basis of laws" in both Icelandic and Latin. It is used by the President of the United Nations General Assembly and at the end of the General Assembly the gavel is ceremoniously passed from the current Pres
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Gavel used in the UN General Assembly
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor%27s_gavel
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2024-02-29T19:51:36Z
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