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Description:<\/strong>
This Red King Original<\/em> cigarette pack with a German warning:<\/p>\n

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\u201e"Rauchen f\u00fcgt Ihnen und den Menschen in Ihrer Umgebung konferenchen Schaden zu."\u201c
(\u201eSmoking is very harmful to you and the people around you.\u201c)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On the other side:<\/p>\n

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\u201e"Sch\u00fctzen Sie Kinder - Lassen Sie sie nicht Ihren Tabakrauch einatmen!"\u201c
(\u201eKeep children safe \u2013 don\u2019t let them breathe tobacco smoke.\u201c)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This indicates that the package was intended for the German or Austrian market after 2003, when these warnings became mandatory under an EU directive.<\/p>\n

The design is minimalist, combining red and beige tones with American Blend<\/em> The font is modern, and the logo clearly shows a red circle with a horizontal line, symbolizing the dynamism of the Red King brand.<\/p>\n

On the side it says:<\/p>\n

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\u201e"20 ULTRA CIGARETTES" - what makes you think it is light<\/em> (low resin content) version.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The package is original, unopened, cellophane is in place, corners are undamaged.<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Collectible value:<\/strong> Average \u2013 this is not a globally known brand, but regional German tobacco products such as Red King<\/em>, becoming increasingly rare after the consolidation of the tobacco market (around 2010). Interesting because of the clearly defined period (transitional era of EU markings).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Condition assessment:<\/strong> Excellent \u2013 cellophane intact, colors well preserved, clear warnings.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Historical significance:<\/strong> Limited but significant in the context of EU tobacco labelling.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Brand and name:<\/strong> Red King Original - American Blend
    Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes
    Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Germany (most likely) Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH<\/em>)
    Production period:<\/strong> around 2003\u20132006.
    Package type:<\/strong> Hard pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":20696,"template":"","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[151],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20749","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-germany","7":"desktop-align-left","8":"tablet-align-left","9":"mobile-align-left","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"sale","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple","17":"add-to-wishlist-before_image"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/20749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/20749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20750,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/20749\/revisions\/20750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=20749"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=20749"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=20749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}