The Big Maple Leaf Heist (with Ryan Reynolds)

In 2017, the second-largest gold coin in the world, minted by the Royal Canadian Mint, was stolen from a Berlin museum. It was quite the story and heist!



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*sources*


LBMA: https://www.lbma.org.uk/wonders-of-gold/items/theft-of-100-kg-maple-leaf-from-the-bode-museum-in-berlin


Artnet: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/berlin-coin-theft-1783515


CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-29-2017-1.4044278/how-did-thieves-steal-gigantic-1m-canadian-gold-coin-from-berlin-museum-1.4045314


Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/3592098/canadian-gold-coin-german-police-arrest/






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