大楓葉是從德國博物館偷來的大量加拿大硬幣，仍然失踪

大膽盜竊後將近十年，從德國博物館偷走的加拿大巨大硬幣仍然找不到。

A massive Canadian coin stolen from a German museum nearly ten years ago is still missing, according to reports.

據報導，近十年前，一家從德國博物館偷來的大量加拿大硬幣仍缺失。

In 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint issued a coin that made headlines: the Big Maple Leaf, a 99.99% gold bullion coin that weighed 100 kg, measured 53 cm in diameter and 3 cm in thickness. At the time, it was certified by Guinness World Records as the largest coin in the world.

2007年，加拿大皇家造幣廠發行了一枚硬幣，該硬幣成為頭條新聞：大楓葉，99.99％的金色金條硬幣，重100公斤，直徑為53厘米，厚度為3厘米。當時，它被吉尼斯世界紀錄（Guinness World Records）認證為世界上最大的硬幣。

The coin which had a $1 million face value featured a hand-polished maple leaf design by artist and senior engraver Stan Witten on one side, and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by artist Susanna Blunt on the other.

擁有100萬美元的面值的硬幣以藝術家和高級雕刻師斯坦·維滕（Stan Witten）的手工粉刷楓葉設計，以及藝術家蘇珊娜·布朗特（Susanna Blunt）的伊麗莎白女王（Queen Elizabeth II）肖像。

Berlin Police

柏林警察

But it made headlines once again in 2017 when it disappeared from the Bode Museum in Berlin, Germany, on March 27. By then, the coin was worth around $4.5 million. Authorities were first alerted to the theft just after 4 a.m. when a security guard called the police. They later found an abandoned ladder by the tram tracks, which the police believe the suspected robbers used to gain entry to the museum. A BBC report states that police also said that suspects used a wheelbarrow to carry the stolen coin.

但是，它在2017年再次成為頭條新聞，當時它於3月27日從德國柏林的博德博物館消失了。那時，硬幣的價值約為450萬美元。噹噹局在凌晨4點後，當局盜竊案首先被警告，當時一名保安警察打電話警察。他們後來在電車軌道上發現了一個廢棄的梯子，警方認為涉嫌搶劫犯被涉嫌進入博物館。英國廣播公司（BBC）的一份報告指出，警方還說，嫌疑人用獨輪車攜帶被盜硬幣。

Michael Eissenhauer, director general of the Berlin State Museums at the time, said the theft is the worst news a museum director can receive.

柏林州立博物館總幹事邁克爾·艾森豪（Michael Eissenhauer）說，盜竊是博物館館長可以收到的最糟糕的新聞。

“We are shocked that the burglars overcame our security systems, which have been successfully protecting our objects for many years,” he said. “The perpetrators have done a great deal of damage, and we are glad that no one was injured.”

他說：“我們感到震驚的是，小偷克服了我們的安全系統，這些安全系統已經成功地保護了我們的物品了很多年。” “肇事者造成了很大的傷害，我們很高興沒有人受傷。”

Interior of Bode Museum (Mirko Kuzmanovic/Shutterstock)

博德博物館（Mirko Kuzmanovic/Shutterstock）的內部

In July, several suspects were arrested.

7月，幾名嫌疑人被捕。

According to investigators, the coin was not found, and they believe it may have been melted down and sold. DW reports that in 2020, two men aged 23 and 21 were sentenced as juveniles and given four-and-a-half-year prison sentences. Another 21-year-old defendant, who was a guard at the museum, received a three-year and four-month sentence, while a fourth defendant was acquitted.

根據調查人員的說法，沒有發現硬幣，他們認為它可能已經融化並出售了。 DW報導說，2020年，兩名23歲和21歲的男子被判處少年判刑，並被判處四年半徒刑。另一位21歲的被告是博物館的警衛，被判處三年和四個月的徒刑，而第四名被告被無罪釋放。

With files from Jenni Sheppard

帶有Jenni Sheppard的文件