Image Source: Museum of Eastern Bohemia via Smithsonian Magazine
Earlier this year, two hikers traveled along Zvičina Hill in the Czech Republic. During their hike, they reached an overgrown field with tall trees and grass. Here, they saw a manmade stone embankment, the Miami Herald reported.
At this point, the hikers took a close look at the embankment and made a discovery that may have been hidden during World War II.
The hikers found a tin can full of gold coins beneath stones from the embankment. In total, they discovered 598 coins valued at roughly $340,000, Radio Prague International noted.
In addition to the coins, the hikers found sixteen metal snuffboxes, ten bracelets, a fine wire mesh purse, a comb, a chain, a key, and a compact case.
Image Source: Museum of Eastern Bohemia via Smithsonian Magazine
The coins are dated between 1808 and 1915. Some have a stamp from the former Yugoslavia from the 1920s and 1930s, which indicates they may have been placed in the stone embankment during World War II.
Researchers are evaluating the coins. They speculated that there were many reasons why the coins may have been hidden in the stone embankment, said Miroslav Novák, head of archaeology at the Museum of Eastern Bohemia.
“The list of potential reasons for which it was likely buried is fairly clear,” Novák stated. “It was the beginning of (World War II), the deportation of the Czech and Jewish populations, then the deportation of the Germans after the war, so there are several possibilities. There was also a monetary reform, which could have also been a reason.”
The WorthPoint Price Guide contains over 200 examples of gold coins from Yugoslavia.
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