List of missing treasures

This is an incomplete list of notable treasures that are currently lost or missing.

Name	Existence	Year lost	Image	Description
Heirloom Seal of the Realm	Confirmed	960 !Circa 960	—	Imperial Seal of China created by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, lost after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
Kusanagi	Legend	1185 !1185	Artist's depiction	A sword and one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan that legitimize the rule of the Emperor. Lost at sea in the Battle of Dan-no-ura in the Genpei War.[1] Current government claims possession, but has not permitted outside verification.
Crown Jewels of England	Legend	1216 !1216	—	Baggage train of King John ("John Lackland"), lost in the The Wash during the First Barons' War.
Llywelyn's coronet	Legend	1303 !1303	—	The coronet of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last king of Wales, it was seized along with other holy artefacts at the end of the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, in 1284, was taken to London, and kept with the crown jewels in Westminster Abbey until they were stolen in 1303. It was not present in the inventory taken during the destruction of the crown jewels by Oliver Cromwell in 1649, and remains unaccounted for.
La Noche Triste treasure	Legend	1520 !1520	—	Massive amount of gold and silver bullion looted from the Treasure House of Moctezuma II. Occurred during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.[2]
Oak Island money pit	Legend	1795 !1795	—	A possible treasure trove located in a large hole on an island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.[3][4]
Treasure of Lima	Legend	1820 !1820	—	Gold, silver and jewellery stolen from the Spanish in 1820. The treasure is thought to be buried on Cocos Island in Costa Rica and it is estimated to be worth £160 million.[5]
Confederate gold	Legend	1865 !circa 1865	—	Gold. Lost after the American Civil War.
Tokugawa's buried treasure	Legend	1868 !circa 1868	—	A legendary treasure allegedly buried in Mt. Akagi by Tokugawa shogunate (disputed).
Kruger Millions	Legend	1902 !1902	—	Millions of gold pounds presumed to have been produced by the Boer forces in the South African veld under order of President Paul Kruger. The money was believed to fund the purchase of weapons for the Boer Commandos. The funds went missing. Believed to have been buried or hidden somewhere in South Africa or taken by Kruger to Switzerland.
Crown Jewels of Ireland	Confirmed	1907 !1907	The Crown Jewels	Heavily jewelled insignia of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick. Stolen from Dublin Castle.
The Tsar's Treasure	Legend - Partially Confirmed	1909 !1909	—	$3 million in newly minted American double eagle coins destined to the Russian Baltic Fleet, an $800,000 US Government shipment in mixed coin to the American Atlantic Fleet, and the confirmed loss of $500,000 in passenger effects (all 1909 values) were lost when the RMS Republic foundered off the coast of New England as a result of a collision.
Florentine Diamond	Confirmed	1914 !1914	Copy of the diamond	Lost yellow diamond with Indian origin.
Lost Imperial Fabergé eggs	Confirmed	1922 !1922 or later	The Alexander III Commemorative egg	Seven eggs in the Imperial series are missing:[6] 1886 – The Hen with Sapphire Pendant egg 1888 – The Cherub with Chariot egg 1889 – The Nécessaire egg 1897 – The Mauve egg 1902 – The Empire Nephrite egg 1903 – The Royal Danish egg 1909 – The Alexander III Commemorative egg
The Just Judges	Confirmed	1934 !1934	Replica	Lower left panel of the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, which was displayed at the Saint Bavo Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, was stolen during the night of 10 April 1934.
Royal Casket	Confirmed	1939 !1939	The Royal Casket	Memorial containing 73 precious relics[7] that had once belonged to Polish royalty. Looted during World War II.
Peking Man	Confirmed	1941 !1941–1945	Replica	Fossil remains of Homo erectus pekinensis; dated ~500,000 years old. Lost during World War II: in China in 1941 or may have been on the Awa Maru when it sank in 1945.[8]
Amber Room	Confirmed	1945 !circa 1945	Reconstruction	Removed from Catherine Palace, Saint Petersburg, by Germans during World War II and transported to Germany. Estimated (adjusted) value: $142 million.[9]
Yamashita's gold	Legend	1945 !circa 1945	—	War loot stolen by Japanese and hidden in the Philippines. Alleged. Named for General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
Awa Maru treasure	Legend	1945 !1945	—	Gold, platinum, and diamonds worth more than $5 billion. Alleged. It was lost when the Japanese ship Awa Maru was hit by a torpedo and sank in April 1945.[10]
Nazi gold train	Legend	1945 !1945	—	A train laden with gold and other treasures hidden by the Nazi Germans in a tunnel near Wałbrzych, Poland.
Honjo Masamune	Confirmed	1945 !1945	—	The Honjo Masamune, a legendary samurai sword, created by the master swordmaker Gorō Masamune between 1288–1328 AD. The sword was passed down over the centuries from Shogun to Shogun, and is considered a priceless Japanese cultural artefact.
Patiala Necklace	Confirmed	1948 !circa 1948	The Patiala Necklace	A necklace containing 2,930 diamonds including the world's seventh largest diamond, the 428 carat "De Beers". Some diamonds later recovered. Made by the House of Cartier in 1928 for Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, then ruling Maharaja of Patiala.
Tucker's Cross	Confirmed	1975 !1975	—	Emerald-studded gold cross, discovered in a shipwreck in 1955 and stolen from a museum in Bermuda in 1959.[11]
Lufthansa heist	Confirmed	1978 !1978	—	Cash and jewels from a robbery at Lufthansa's cargo terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in December 1978. With a value of about $5 million, it was the largest cash robbery in the United States at the time.[12][13]
Brink's-Mat robbery	Confirmed	1983 !1983	—	Gold bullion, diamonds, and cash valued at £26 million (worth approximately £79 million in 2015)
Antwerp Diamond heist	Confirmed	2003 !2003	—	Diamonds, gold and other jewels worth $189 million. Dubbed the "heist of the century".[14]
Graff Diamonds robbery	Confirmed	2009 !2009	—	43 items of jewellery, stolen in London on 6 August 2009. Valued at nearly £40 million.[15]
Ivory Coast Crown Jewels	Confirmed	2011 !2011	—	Gold pendants, necklaces and bracelets worth $6 million.[16]
Brussels Airport diamond heist	Confirmed	2013 !2013	—	Diamonds stolen from airplane at Brussels Airport valued at $50 million.[17]
Hatton Garden Jewellery Heist	Confirmed	2015 !2015	—	Safe deposit facility burgled in London, total stolen could have been up to £200M

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