What did the first player who purchased premium receive?

Question

On November 6 2001 on Tibia's website it states:

The very first Premium Account player was Flattery. He will get a present today. Just meet the assembly in the throne chamber in the castle of Edron at 20:00 CET.  

Tibia Fandom claims:

Due to this he was given a very special award. It is believed to have been a shield, likely a Shield of Honor.

Did this player really get a Shield of Honor?

The Shield of Honor was introduced to the game on January 7th, 2002 as a gift for those who purchased a premium account of 7 months. This prize was the first and last offered by Cipsoft, as they received many complaints from players that Cip was selling wealth. This item was a special promotion for Tibias 5th anniversary and as a kick start to the introduction of premium accounts started only three months earlier.

What's the truth if this item was implemented in 2002 and he got a reward in 2001? Does anyone know what Flattery actually obtained? I also found this news article about how Cipsoft said the ONLY time they were handed out was when it was a Tibian Anniversary ...

The only time these shields were handed out was during Tibia's 5th anniversary.  .. Now, 15 years later, we will give out 20 of these shields again.

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Sources:

https://tibia.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_of_Honour

https://tibia.fandom.com/wiki/Flattery

https://www.tibia.com/news/?subtopic=newsarchive&id=96&fbegind=28&fbeginm=12&fbeginy=2000&fendd=27&fendm=1&fendy=2020&flist=11111111

https://www.tibia.com/news/?subtopic=newsarchive&id=3809

Answer 1

I guess he just get it before, they add item as known for other players. :)

So he propably get first copy. :D

Comments

Or it is just a big coincidence hehehe

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It bothers me because I'm sure we won't know the answer unless he comes on here himself to let us know or a friend of his let's us know. It's just if he got the reward on November 6th 2001 then it means the Shield of Honor was implemented before that date listed on Tibia Wiki or they told him his present and sent it a month later or the dates wrong or he didn't even get the shield. I don't know, I just know it's good to keep Tibia's history.

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Flattery (later a GM) received an e-plate or MPA as they call it nowadays. SoH (shield of honour) was gifted to anyone who signed up for a prem. Clever people bought them for 6 k ea at the time