Former First Lady Melania Trump announced on Tuesday that she will auction the famous white hat she wore during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018, along with physical and digitized NFT drawings.
Bids for this NFT, called the “Head of State Collection”, will be made online from Jan 11-25 via Solana (SOL).
The auction will start at $250,000, the equivalent of 1,416 SOL, according to the website where the auction was announced.
French-American designer Herve Pierre made the wide-brimmed white hat at the behest of Mrs. Trump. The NFT collection also includes physical and digital images of Trump wearing the hat, created by French artist Marc-Antoine Coulon.
Part of Proceeds from NFT Goes to Education of Children
The announcement states that a portion of the proceeds will be awarded scholarships for foster children to improve their computer skills.
Former First Lady Trump announced last month that she is joining the crypto trend by launching the NFT platform.
In his statement at the time, Trump said: