These are maintenance-free and will last thousands of years.
I use two kinds of stainless steel to make these. The underlying pole is made of a kind (called 304) that will accept a mottling reminiscent of the patina on copper. The text is the opposite. It is a kind of stainless (called 316) that never will lose its shine, so it will continue to stand out against the darker, mottled stainless steel under it.
Planting / Installing
No cement is necessary to plant these peace poles. Just use a post hole digger to dig a hole 33 inches deep. Set the pole in it and back fill it with the earth that came out of the hole (see Installation).
Stainless Steel Peace Pole with 4″ wide sides (shown in photo)
Price . . . $7,500 (free shipping)
4 translations included.
Additional peace pole languages are $250 each. 2 can fit on each side, so 4 additional are possible for a total of 8.
It is about 9 feet tall after planting. If you want more height than that, aesthetically you probably should look at the pole with wider sides below.
Stainless Steel Peace Pole with 6″ wide sides
Price . . . $9,500
4 translations included.
Additional peace pole languages are $250 each. 2 can fit on each side, so 4 additional are possible for a total of 8.
It is about 10 feet tall after planting. Additional height available for $500 per foot (you can’t believe how much less expensive stainless steel was when I started doing this 20 odd years ago).
A 14 ft tall one with 7 sides can be seen at this link. 6-sided ones of various lengths are listed on that page as well.
Six-sided Stainless Steel Peace Poles with text cut through.
I also make a six-sided stainless pole with text that is cut through, rather than text that is raised, at this link.