Precious gold unearthed in a 2,000-year-old tomb in China
Gold plates discovered at the royal tombs of the Marquis of Haihun State Cemetery has been studied for five years and produced thousands of items Coins, hoof-shaped ingots and jade pendants have also been found there By Jenny Stanton For Mailonline Published: …
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‘Priceless’ 2,800-year-old ‘royal jewellery’ stash found in Kazakhstan
Some 3,000 gold and precious items were found in the Tarbagatai mountains The trove is believed to belong to royal or elite members of the Saka people Among the finds are earrings, gold plates and a necklace with precious stones By Will Stewart In Moscow …
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Prince Charles was shown 400,000 gold bars from the Bank of England
El príncipe Carlos parecía profundamente impresionado por la inmensidad de la bóveda. Esta es la primera visita del príncipe al Banco desde 2002. Cada lingote pesa alrededor de 13 kg y vale £366.501 al precio actual. El objetivo de la visita era ‘reconocer y celebrar…
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The Queen gave Bank directors a split-second taste of the accident when she visited the vaults
HM suggested Financial Services Authority watchdog ‘did not have teeth’ Queen asks about economic crash and says: ‘People got lax, didn’t they?’ Prince Phillip then tells Bank staff: ‘Don’t do it again!’ By Rebecca English for the Daily Mail Published: …
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