calendar>>June 21. 2011 Juch 100
Gem Cutting Craftwork "Almighty Sword"
Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- The gem cutting craftwork "Almighty Sword" is a gift a Hong Kong company presented to general secretary Kim Jong Il on February 16, Juche 87 (1998), his birthday.

The jade sword has a dragon-patterned sheath inlaid with jewels and engraved with Chinese letters "Almighty Sword".

The sword handle, with letters "Evil-killing Sword", has decorations linked with each other by rings.

The sword is placed on a rectangular double-stage prop, which was made of red wood.

Skilled sculptors of a company in Guangdong, China made the sword by cutting a two-tonne gem stone in six months, based on an ancient legend about evil-killing sword.

The gift, prepared with deep reverence for Kim Jong Il, is on display at the International Friendship Exhibition House.

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