Overview

• Two hikers discovered a hidden cache near Trutnov in northern Czechia, containing 598 gold coins and various artifacts from the early 19th and 20th centuries.
• The coins, minted between 1808 and 1915 and countermarked in the 1920s-30s in former Yugoslavia, suggest the treasure was buried after 1921.
• Accompanying the coins were 16 metal snuffboxes, 10 bracelets, a wire mesh purse, a comb, a chain and key, and a compact case, all still under study.
• Archaeologists theorize the cache was hidden during times of upheaval, such as World War II, population displacements, or monetary reforms.
• The find, valued at 7.5 million CZK (~$340,000), is being conserved by the Museum of Eastern Bohemia, with the hikers to receive a 10% finder's fee under Czech law.