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It includes an illustration of Carl Peters, his signature, and the following informational information regarding him:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDas Deutschtum ist gro\u00df und stark, und wenn es zusammenh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00e4lt ist es unbesiegbar\u201d (The Germandom is great and strong, and if it holds together it is invincible). 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