The street veils stumble on a pile of gold coins, and they caught up with a historical fishing

Two hikers wandered around the foothills of the Krkonose Mountains in the Czech Republic in early February when they noticed something shiny coming out of a stone wall. They withdrew what turned out to be a box of aluminum, looked inside and found a small wealth.

Miroslav Novak, head of the Ministry of East Bohemia Museum, who was later captured by the slag, said that the interior was a treasure of 598 gold coins, which were accurately organized in columns and wrapped in black fabric.

A few feet, parks discovered the second cache: a metal box that contains golden elements, including 16 boxes, 10 bracelets, comb, and a small switch and compact powder.

The discovery of the treasure, which reaches $ 680,000, has started research between historians and the standard amateurs to find out who may hide wealth.

“What is exceptional in this case is the folder,” said Dr. Novak.

It is estimated that the gold coins are worth about 7.5 million Czech Corona, or about 340,000 dollars. He said that other items, if they are solid and not just gold -plated, can be equal to another $ 340,000.

But what was really interesting was the extent of the burial of the elements recently.

While archaeological discoveries are somewhat common in the region, where many Bronze or Middle Ages dates back, it was the latest currency in this group of 1921, indicating that the treasure was hidden during the past century.

This relative modernity has provided a confusing leadership to the researchers, who believe that they may be able to track down the treasure owner through archival research and solve the mystery of the reason for his hide.

Dr. Novak said: “Someone is likely to encounter some information, perhaps in newspapers at the time, that someone steals a jewelry store or something like that, and suddenly it may lead us to an idea,” said Dr. Novak.

He said he had already received a fixed flow of suggestions – and a few conspiracy theories – about who might be the owner.

Was he a war soldier? A merchant fleeing the area during the conflict? Or maybe the wealthy heir of a nearby family?

Metal currencies provide the best evidence – but they are more confused -.

No money was distributed in the area that was discovered. Almost half of the coins from Western European countries, including France and Belgium. The rest of the world, including the Balkans, the Ottoman Empire, Russia, Tunisia and other parts of Africa.

Dr. Novak said that the coins in the Balkans have holes engraved in them, which indicates that they are probably decorated with gangs or necklaces that were part of popular fashion or wedding clothes.

On the Internet, some suggested that gold could have been a group of guard in the prisoner camp camp, while others were sure that he was hidden by a local dentist.

Experts in the museum and other historians looked at the history of the turbulent region of interpretations. Bohemia witnessed what today is the Western Czech Republic, huge waves of migration and forced expulsion after 1938.

Before World War II, About 120,000 Jewish people She lived in Bohemia and Moriava, which is now the East Czech Republic, which was occupied by Germany in 1938, according to the United States Museum of Memorial. About 26,000 Jews escaped from the region before 1941, and about 82000 were deported.

Martin Fisley, associate professor of history at Jean -Evanjelista Burkin University in the Czech Republic, said that other groups also escaped during the occupation of Germany. He said that about 200,000 people had moved, including many Czechs.

After the war, in 1945, about three million Germans, is seen as a broadcaster for Nazi and Nazi crimes, He fled or was deported from the area.

Dr. Novak said: “Perhaps the person has ended in the detention camp, or perhaps a German was not able to simply return to its recovery,” said Dr. Novak.

At the end of the war, the region, which now became the Czech Republic, absorbed about 1.7 million refugees from all over Europe, including Belgium, Estonia, France, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Spain and Balkan. Many arrived carrying all their property.

“The problem is that there are a large number of possibilities,” said Dr. Vesley. “Central Europe has swept a large number of people in different and back directions during those years, so anything can happen.”

Personal organisms with metal currencies, including saute and pressure boxes, may be a key to mystery. Dr. Fisley said that the hideout contains a mixture of elements used by both men and women, and given the number of elements listed, they may have been buried by a group instead of one person.

The museum has begun to search for the purposes of the inscriptions or other signs, but so far it has resulted in a few hints. However, no two fridges were opened.

Dr. Novak said: “We will see whether the last two help us in any way.”