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| Berlin police launch manhunt over baffling theft of 100kg gold coin (PHOTO) | Berlin police launch manhunt over baffling theft of 100kg gold coin (PHOTO) |
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| A Berlin museum has been left reeling after a US$1 million gold coin weighing 100kg (220lb) and depicting Queen Elizabeth II of England was mysteriously taken from its showcase collection on Monday. | A Berlin museum has been left reeling after a US$1 million gold coin weighing 100kg (220lb) and depicting Queen Elizabeth II of England was mysteriously taken from its showcase collection on Monday. |
| Police have turned the investigation over to art crime experts, after the gold coin measuring 53cm (21 inches) in diameter disappeared from Bode-Museum around 3:30am on Monday. | Police have turned the investigation over to art crime experts, after the gold coin measuring 53cm (21 inches) in diameter disappeared from Bode-Museum around 3:30am on Monday. |
| According to a German police statement, burglars may have gained access to the building on Berlin’s Museum Island using a ladder, which was later found discarded close to nearby tram tracks. | According to a German police statement, burglars may have gained access to the building on Berlin’s Museum Island using a ladder, which was later found discarded close to nearby tram tracks. |
| Known as the ‘Big Maple Leaf’, the commemorative coin was issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in May 2007. | Known as the ‘Big Maple Leaf’, the commemorative coin was issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in May 2007. |
| The gold piece is one of the largest coins on the planet with a face value of US$1 million and, due to its purity, a material value of US$4 million. It has been on display in Berlin since December 2010. | |
| “The coin is one of approximately 3,400 numismatic highlights, which the coin cabinet shows in the exhibition rooms of the Bode-Museum on the Museumsinsel Berlin,” the museum’s website states. | “The coin is one of approximately 3,400 numismatic highlights, which the coin cabinet shows in the exhibition rooms of the Bode-Museum on the Museumsinsel Berlin,” the museum’s website states. |