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Medal - Gold treasure trove by Offshore support vessel Stephaniturm
1981 year| Gold (.999) | 3.15 g | 21 mm |
| Location | Federal Republic of Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | › Tokens |
| Year | 1981 |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 3.15 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#252761 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
13-line inscription.
Lettering: DIESES GOLD // IST GEPRÄGT AUS EINEM DER 431 // GOLD-BARREN DIE 1942 MIT DEM // TORPEDIERTEN KREUZER 'EDINBURGH' // IN DER BARENTSEE NORDWESTLICH // VON MURMANSK VERSANKEN- // ZUR ERINNERUNG // AN DIE BERGUNG 1. J. 1981 AUS 250m // TIEFE DURCH DAS TAUCHSCHIFF // 'STEPHANITURM' // AN DEN MUT+DIE LEISTUNG DER // BERGUNGSMANNSCHAFT // UNTER KEITH JESSOP -
Engraver: Harry Maximilian Buchberger
Edge
Plain
Comment
During WW2 in 1942 for Russian payments for ordered weapons from the USA the Soviet government loaded 5.5 tons of gold on the british cruiser HMS Edinburgh. 5 days later in the polar sea the ship was sunk down by destroyers Z 24, Z 25 as well as the destroyer Z 7 Hermann Schoemann.The gold remained at the bottom of the sea for nearly 40 years.
1981 the treasure with a diving team aboard the ship 'Stephaniturm' managed to recover the treasure.
