2012 – Amber Room -Mistress Of History

Description

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 this 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 Koenigsberg, Germany (present-day Kaliningrad). The room was reinstalled in Koenigsberg’s castle museum on the Baltic Coast. The first coin in the series! Low mintage – limited to only 2,000 pieces Comes with capsule, certificate of authenticity, and the presentation case.