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13.5.2019 24 jewels and 2776 gold and silver coins

A real treasure was discovered in the cellar of a house in the former Jewish ghetto in Keszthely. It contained 24 jewels and 2,776 rare gold and silver coins. The original owners of this wealth are believed to have died in a concentration camp.

12. 5. 2020

12. 5. 2020 Treasure under the uprooted tree

Silver coins from the 13th and 14th centuries were discovered by a tourist near Piešt'any, Slovakia, under an uprooted tree. They were mainly Viennese pfennigs. The depot contained a total of 147 medieval silver coins. The discovery was reported by the Regional Heritage Institute in Trnava.

Exhibition of the oldest jewellery and body ornaments

An interesting exhibition was prepared by the Moravian Museum in Brno. Visitors can see the oldest jewellery and body ornaments. Original Palaeolithic artefacts, mainly from the Gravetian and Magdalenian periods, will be on display.

11. 5. 2019

11. 5. 2019 Air-raid shelter in Brno

A significant find was made during a long-term research carried out by archaeologists in Brno. Specifically, they focused on the site in Vídeňská Street, where they discovered a part of an air-raid shelter from the Second World War. It may have been intended for a nearby hospital.

10. 5. 1950

10.5.1950 Celtic coins have been lying in the attic for 18 years

The vessel full of Celtic-Dacific coins was discovered in 1950 by Jozef Drabant when he was ploughing a field in the village of Ptičie. He hid the treasure in the attic, where it was found eighteen years later. 237 coins were saved. Drabant's son received 20 crowns for each piece. Some thought he had become a millionaire...

9. 5. 2019

9. 5. 2019 Rare axe decorated with silver

The rare artefact was discovered three years ago by an unknown finder in the Hradec Králové region. It was an iron axe decorated with silver. Nothing similar had been found in the Czech Republic until then. The axe probably dates back to the Great Moravian period. The finder was rewarded with 60,000 crowns.

8. 5. 2002

8.5.2002 574 coins found during excavation

For almost 500 years it lay beneath the surface. It survived hundreds of years of the Hungarian monarchy and dozens of battles. This is about the treasure found by the brigade in the centre of the Slovak town of Michalovce. The depot contained 574 silver coins.

6. 5. 2017 Skeletons of fallen Hussite warriors

Healed war wounds were discovered by scientists on skeletons in the ossuary in Žehuni. According to experts, they are warriors from the memorable Battle of Lipany, which took place in 1434.

5. 5.2015 Objects of the original inhabitants found in burned Ležáky

In the village of Ležáky, burned by the Nazis, archaeologists have managed to find objects that belonged to the original inhabitants. In a buried cellar, they found a nail for a horse or a key. In addition, a shrapnel from a grenade.

Luftwaffe pilot's watch on sale for 200,000

The military watch, worn by soldiers in the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War, was discovered by a family in Coventry while sorting through their late father's possessions. The watch will be auctioned in August for more than 7,000 British pounds, or just over 200,000 crowns.

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