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''Key to the City'' awarded to Charlton Heston, and bearing the bust in profile of Heston. Key is circumscribed, ''Honorary Mayor of Hollywood / 1960''. Heston's signature is embossed to the blade. Verso is inscribed, ''Honorary Citizen of Hollywood''. Though Hollywood in Los Angeles, California is merely a neighborhood and not a city in its own right, the title ''Mayor of Hollywood'' has been conferred upon various celebrities by the Chamber of Commerce since 1942. Bronze key measures 2'' x nearly 1'' and weighs 12 grams. Some tarnishing and wear to finish along the blade, else near fine.
Charlton Heston Bronze Key as ''Honorary Mayor of Hollywood''
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