🧐 Quiz of the day: What is the weight of the largest gold coin minted in recent history? 🏅✨
Gold coins minted in recent history can reach impressive sizes. But do you know how much the largest gold coin ever minted weighs?
A) 20 kg
B) 50 kg
C) 70 kg
D) 100 kg
Quiz Answer: How much does the largest gold coin ever minted in recent history weigh? 🎉
The answer is... 100 kg ! 🏅✨
The largest gold coin ever minted is known as the "Big Maple Leaf" . Produced by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2007 , this colossal coin weighs 100 kg and measures 53 cm in diameter . Its face value is 1 million Canadian dollars , but its real value, depending on the price of gold, reaches several millions.
An incredible story: the daring flight of the "Big Maple Leaf"! 🧐
In March 2017, one of the five copies of this coin was stolen from the Bode Museum in Berlin. The thieves managed to break into the museum, steal the coin and get it out despite its impressive size and weight! It is assumed that the coin was melted down and resold in pieces, since it was never found.
