Re: Statue of liberty commemorative knife

I have one that my dad bought sometime in the '90s. It came with a certificate of authenticity which says the following:

I do hereby certify that the medallion mounted in the handle of the 100th Anniversary Statue of Libety Buck Knife has been crafted from authentic materials from the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island national Monument. These valuable materials are made available to you by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. through their official licensee, Good Leaf Corp., under the direction of the National Park Service...

In essence, it was a fund-raising effort to finance the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Hope that helps.