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Two radical hiking successful the Czech Republic recovered a treasure trove worthy implicit $340,000 portion walking connected the borderline of an overgrown forest, according to the depository that took possession of the items.
The Museum of East Bohemia said the hikers recovered golden coins, jewelry and baccy bags. The recovered objects weighed astir 15 pounds, the depository said connected societal media.
The treasure was recovered successful 2 containers successful a man-made chromatic wall, the depository said. First, the hikers spotted an aluminum jar, which contained 598 golden coins, divided into columns and wrapped successful achromatic fabric. Local media reported the treasure was valued astatine 7.5 cardinal Czech crowns, which is astir $341,000.
The stash of golden coins recovered by hikers successful the Czech Republic.
Museum of East Bohemia
About 3 feet away, they recovered 16 baccy bags, 10 bracelets, a container made of good ligament mesh, a comb, a pulverization overgarment and a concatenation with a key. These items were made of yellowish metallic and were recovered successful a metallic box, the depository said.
The coins look to person been "hidden successful the crushed for implicit a 100 years," according to a depository expert, and are dated from 1808 to the aboriginal 19th century. Local media reported that the coins, which were apt buried aft 1921, see currency from France, Belgium, the Ottoman Empire and erstwhile Austria-Hungary. Small marks connected the currency bespeak that they were minted for usage successful erstwhile Yugoslavia, which existed from 1918 to 1992. The depository called the postulation a "very circumstantial set."
The yellowish metallic pieces recovered by hikers successful the Czech Republic.
Museum of East Bohemia
Experts person yet to day oregon find an root for the different objects. Efforts are underway to analyse the items and place the yellowish metallic that the pieces are composed of.
Miroslav Novák, caput of the museum's archaeological department, said the uncovering is unique, but the signifier of burying treasure underground has been a "common signifier since the prehistoric times." Often, the pieces were buried "in uncertain times with the volition of returning aboriginal for it," Novák said.
Kerry Breen is simply a quality exertion astatine CBSNews.com. A postgraduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she antecedently worked astatine NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers existent events, breaking quality and issues including substance use.
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