The Telegraph has reported that patriotic Russians who want to show their love for Vladimir Putin can now purchase an 18-carat gold plated iPhone hand engraved with a portrait of him for a mere 147,000 rubles (£2,500 or $4,300). The Caviar iPhone 5s Supremo Putin has been been designed for the Russian market by Italian company Caviar Perna Penna which specializes in alligator skin and diamond-encrusted handsets.
One of the iPhones bearing a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the lyrics of the national anthem Photo: ITAR-TASS/BARCROFT MEDIA
To read the whole article, Vladimir Putin’s face engraved on £2,500 gold iPhone for ‘patriotic Russians,’ to to the website of The Telegraph.
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