- Mintage Limit - 2000
- AMBER ROOM Mysteries of History 2Oz Silver Coin
- Amber Insert
- Coin in capsule+with Certificate of Authenticity+BOX
Theme Background: The new series coins The Mint of Poland Mysteries Of History - First issue is Amber Room silver coin 2oz .The spectacular emission is dedicated to the greatest treasures of mystery.On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler initiated Operation Barbarossa, which launched three million German soldiers into the Soviet Union. The invasion led to the looting of tens of thousands of art treasures, including the illustrious Amber Room, which the Nazis believed was made by Germans and, most certainly, made for Germans.As the forces moved into Pushkin, officials and curators of the Catherine Palace attempted to disassemble and hide the Amber Room. When the dry amber began to crumble, the officials instead tried hiding the room behind thin wallpaper. But the ruse didn't fool the German soldiers, who tore down the Amber Room within 36 hours, packed it up in 27 crates and shipped it to Königsberg, Germany (present-day Kaliningrad). The room was reinstalled in Königsberg's castle museum on the Baltic Coast..SERIES MYSTERIES OF HISTORY Amber Room -The coin is included in our original certificate and etui. Mintage of 2,000 pieces.