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Czech Hikers initially found an aluminium can coming out from the ground, which had 598 gold coins wrapped in black cloth and an iron box filled with filled with more items.
Hikers who found the treasure are expected to receive 10% of the treasure’s value. (Photo Credit: Facebook)
Hikers in the Czech Republic made a jaw-dropping discovery when they found a hidden treasure worth over 7.5 million crowns (approximately Rs 2 Crore). While exploring the Podkrkonosi Mountains, they came across gold coins, ornate jewellery, cigarette cases and other valuable objects weighing seven kilograms. Although the treasure was found in February, it was recently revealed. Reportedly, the hikers initially found an aluminium can coming out of the ground, which had 598 gold coins wrapped in black cloth. Nearby, they saw an iron box filled with 16 snuff boxes, 10 bracelets, a wire bag, a comb, a chain and a powder compact, all made of yellow metal.
Speaking with the Daily Mail, the Head of Archaeology at the Museum of East Bohemia, Miroslav Novak said, “I was called to say that a person who had found something was coming to see me. When he opened it, my jaw dropped. The men first found an aluminium can, part of which protruded above the surface and about a meter from it an iron box. The can contain 598 coins, divided into 11 columns, each wrapped in black cloth. The metal box contained a total of sixteen snuff boxes, ten bracelets, a wire bag, a comb, a chain and a powder compact. All made of yellow metal. For certain, the coins are solid gold. We will need to analyse the rest, but at the current price of precious metals, the value of the find can start at 7.5 million (Czech) Crowns. The historical value of the treasure, however, is incalculable.”
Experts are puzzled and working to figure out how the treasure ended up buried on this particular mountain. Novak explains that hiding high cost items in the ground, called “depots,’ has been common since ancient times. In the beginning, people used to bury items for religious reasons, but during the tough times, they started hiding such things while hoping to find them later.
The museum director, Petr Grulich, explained that it’s hard to know who owned the treasure. It could have been hidden by a Czech following the Nazi invasion in 1938, by a German who was scared after 1945 or it might have been Jewish gold. There is also a chance that it was stolen from an antique shop, but that’s just a guess. A numismatist, Vojtech Bradle, added that the treasure was hidden almost 100 years ago. The coins were made between 1808 and 1915, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Many of them were marked in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians in the 1930s. Despite knowing so much background, nobody knows exactly how they reached eastern Bohemia.
Experts at the Museum of East Bohemia are planning to show the treasure to the public. Under Czech law, the hikers who found it are expected to receive 10% of the treasure’s value.
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