--- title: Thieves Stole Massive Gold Coin Worth Millions From Berlin Museum description: A massive, 221-pound gold coin worth $4 million was stolen from the Bode Museum in Berlin authors: - name: Jennifer Calfas url: https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 339 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Personal Finance - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/jencalfas former_staff: true published: '2017-03-27T18:36:44.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T05:32:26.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Berlin - Germany - onetime - theft - Wealth word_count: 234 canonical: https://money.com/berlin-museum-gold-coin/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![100-Kilo Gold Coin Stolen From Berlin Museum](https://img.money.com/2017/03/coin.jpg) *The 100 kilogram gold coin "Big Maple Leaf" can be seen at the Bode Museum on December 08, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.* A massive, 221-pound gold coin worth millions of dollars was stolen from a [Berlin](https://time.com/4607489/berlin-christmas-market-truck-crash-attack-eyewitness/) museum overnight, police [said](http://www.berlin.de/polizei/polizeimeldungen/pressemitteilung.576537.php) Monday. The thieves broke into the Bode Museum in Berlin and stole the Canadian coin, called the “Big Maple Leaf,” police said. At face value, the coin is worth $1 million. But due to the amount of gold in it, it’s valued at more than $4 million. The coin was [originally issued](http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/million-dollar-coin-1600006#.WNlLlJMrLfZ) by the Royal Canadian Mint and includes an image of [Queen Elizabeth II](https://time.com/4529695/queen-elizabeth-longest-reigning-monarch/) on one side and a [maple leaf](https://time.com/4391217/justin-trudeau-canada-day-eh/) on the other. In 2007, Guinness World Records announced the coin was the world’s largest gold coin. Police speculated that multiple burglars were involved in the coin heist due to the sheer weight and size of the coin, which tips the scales at more than 220 pounds and measures 53 centimeters wide. It is not clear how the coin was stolen due to its size as well as the security alarm system in the museum and the fact that it was behind a bullet-proof glass protector. Authorities found a ladder on train tracks nearby, but are unsure if it is connected to the burglary, according to [*Reuters*](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39409754). The coin has been on display at the Bode Museum since Dec. 2010. The museum is known for its [massive coin collection](http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/muenzkabinett/collections-research/collection.html), which includes hundreds of thousands of ancient coins and medals from all over the world. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/berlin-museum-gold-coin/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Art and Culture", "item": "https://money.com/art-and-culture/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Thieves Stole Massive Gold Coin Worth Millions From Berlin Museum" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/berlin-museum-gold-coin/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/berlin-museum-gold-coin/", "name": "Thieves Stole Massive Gold Coin Worth Millions From Berlin Museum", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2017-03-27T18:36:44.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/berlin-museum-gold-coin/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/berlin-museum-gold-coin/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-17T05:32:26.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Thieves Stole Massive Gold Coin Worth Millions From Berlin Museum", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2017/03/coin.jpg", "width": 5444, "height": 3420, "caption": "100-Kilo Gold Coin Stolen From Berlin Museum" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jennifer Calfas", "url": "https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/jencalfas" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2017-03-27T18:36:44.000Z", "description": "A massive, 221-pound gold coin worth $4 million was stolen from the Bode Museum in Berlin", "abstract": "A massive, 221-pound gold coin worth $4 million was stolen from the Bode Museum in Berlin", "@id": "https://money.com/berlin-museum-gold-coin/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-04-17T05:32:26.000Z", "wordCount": 234, "keywords": [ "Berlin", "Germany", "onetime", "theft", "Wealth" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Lifestyle", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Contents/Culture and the arts", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Culture_and_the_arts" ] } ] } ] } ```