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Description:<\/strong>
This is a classic Indian cigarette pack. Citizen Filter Kings<\/strong>, produced during a period when the Indian tobacco industry sought to expand exports to the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries.
The front side shows a dark blue background with horizontal lines and a golden coat of arms in the center, in which a red letter is embedded. C<\/em> \u2013 Citizen<\/em> logo.
The packaging capacity indicated above the emblem 20 cigarettes<\/strong>, and below is the inscription Made in India<\/strong>. On the back side - additional mark Sole importer for USSR V\/O Promtorg<\/strong>, certifying that it is an export permit intended for the Soviet Union market.<\/p>\n

The design is clearly oriented towards the Western style \u2013 minimal, with heraldic elements, which was typical of the visual language of Indian export goods at the end of the 20th century.<\/p>\n

Value assessment:<\/strong>
\u2013 Collectible value:<\/strong> higher than average.<\/strong> Export packs of Indian cigarettes marked USSR<\/em> import inscription, are considered very interesting artifacts of the transitional period between Asian and Soviet trade history.
\u2013 Condition assessment:<\/strong> very good.<\/strong> The package is unopened, the cellophane is original, the graphics are intact, the corners have minimal wear.
\u2013 Historical data and popularity:<\/strong> Citizen<\/em> was one of the lesser-known but actively exported Indian brands. During the Soviet period, these packages appeared in Beryozka stores and foreign goods departments.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Citizen Filter Kings<\/em>
Manufacturer:<\/strong> VST Industries Ltd., Hyderabad, India<\/em>
In the package:<\/strong> 20 pcs.
Country of origin:<\/strong> India
Production period:<\/strong> around 1980\u20131990.
Package type:<\/strong> soft pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":23779,"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":[156],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23833","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-india","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\/23833","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\/23833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23834,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/23833\/revisions\/23834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=23833"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=23833"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=23833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}