We all played in childhood travelers, treasure hunters and pirates. Can you imagine if you could find a real treasure? Indeed, there are treasures, and recently some of them have been discovered. Let's take a look at the most impressive treasures of recent decades.
Treasure of the Polish town of Sroda Slaska
Builders who were renovating an old building in this town accidentally found a treasure from the 14th century in the foundation. The find turned out to be large: a gold crown, many medallions and many thousands of the rarest coins. Now the treasure is on display in the Wroclaw Museum. Its cost is estimated at $ 150 million.
Irish Silver
The search engines were very lucky in 2012 - they managed to lift more than 48 tons of silver from the bottom. It turns out that the cargo was on a warship, which sank due to an attack by German submarines. The treasure is estimated at $ 40 million.
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Silver and gold on the shores of San Francisco
One of the geological exploration companies discovered a Spanish ship aground near San Francisco. Rare coins of gold and silver were found on board the ship. After the discovery of the treasure, a scandal arose - Spain asked to return the treasure to them, while the gold was taken out of Peru. How it all ended is unknown.
Great Britain's largest treasure
In 2009, a 7th century treasure was found in Staffordshire, consisting of many coins and objects made of gold and silver. The treasure contained household items, weapons, and dishes.
Jersey Celtic Treasures
A very old hoard dating back to the zero century AD was recently discovered on the island of Jersey in the UK. The total value of the treasure is estimated at $ 17 million. Most likely, this treasure was a way to hide wealth from the troops of the Roman Empire.
Treasure of the Trubetskoy-Naryshkin family in St. Petersburg
This treasure was found in the Trubetskoy-Naryshkin mansion when the building was being renovated. A room was found that was not marked on the plans of the mansion, and in it lay mountains of silverware with the family coat of arms, as well as many decorations and various awards. The cache was formed in 1917. The treasure is estimated at 200 million rubles.
Treasure of the German Library of Passau
The library cleaner accidentally found several rare coins, which she showed to the management. After that, experts managed to get whole mountains of Byzantine, Roman and Greek coins. The treasure is estimated at several million euros. They say that the coins were hidden due to the fact that the authorities took collections and jewelry from libraries for their own needs.