Precious gold samples stolen in raid on French natural history museum
Museum says specimens taken are worth €600,000 based on price of gold but have ‘immeasurable heritage value’Historic gold samples with a street value of €600,000 but priceless to scientists and researchers have been stolen from the French national natural history museum in the latest of a...
<p>Museum says specimens taken are worth €600,000 based on price of gold but have ‘immeasurable heritage value’</p><p>Historic gold samples with a street value of €600,000 but priceless to scientists and researchers have been stolen from the French national natural history museum in the latest of a series of museum robberies in France.</p><p>“This has happened in a critical context for cultural establishments in France, particularly museums,” the Paris museum said. “Several public collections have been the victims of robberies in the past months.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/17/precious-gold-samples-stolen-france-natural-history-museum">Continue reading...</a>
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