List of missing treasures

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

Name	Year lost	Image	Description
Copper Scroll treasures	circa 25–75	Part of the Copper Scroll	The text on the scroll is an inventory of treasures of gold and silver, with locations. History unknown and authenticity disputed.
Kusanagi	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. Current government claims possession, but has not permitted outside verification.
Dracula's Treasure	1462–1476	—	Treasure vault of Snagov monastery lost when Vlad Dracula's brother Radu took it in 1462, when Turks took it in 1463, or after Vlad's death in 1476. Buried, tossed in lake, or transferred elsewhere.
La Noche Triste treasure	1520	—	Gold artwork looted from the palace of Moctezuma II. Occurred during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Polish Crown Jewels	1795	Replicas	Polish crown regalia consisting of several crowns, sceptres, orbs, swords and jewels. Looted by the Germans after the Third Partition of Poland and destroyed on the order of Frederick William III of Prussia in March 1809.
Treasure of Lima	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.
Benito's treasure	1821	—	Pirate loot of Benito Bonito, estimated value US$300 million. Accounts vary: buried in area of present-day Melbourne or Queenscliff, Australia; or on Cocos Island.
Confederate gold	circa 1865	—	Gold. Lost after the American Civil War.
Tokugawa's buried treasure	circa 1868	—	A legendary treasure allegedly buried in Mt. Akagi by Tokugawa shogunate (disputed).
Irish Crown Jewels	1907	The Crown Jewels	Heavily jewelled insignia of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick. Stolen from Dublin Castle.
Eight lost Imperial Fabergé eggs	1922 or later	The Alexander III egg	1886 – The Hen with Sapphire Pendant egg 1888 – The Cherub with Chariot egg 1889 – The Nécessaire egg 1896 – The Alexander III Portraits egg 1897 – The Mauve egg 1902 – The Empire Nephrite egg 1903 – The Royal Danish egg 1909 – The Alexander III Commemorative egg
The Just Judges	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	1939	The Royal Casket	Memorial containing 73 precious relics that had once belonged to Polish royalty. Looted during World War II.
Peking Man	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.
Amber Room	circa 1945	Reconstruction	Removed from Catherine Palace, Saint Petersburg, by Germans during World War II and transported to Germany. Estimated (adjusted) value: $142 million.
Yamashita's gold	circa 1945	—	War loot stolen by Japanese and hidden in the Philippines. Alleged. Named for General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
Awa Maru treasure	1945	Awa Maru	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.
Patiala Necklace	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	1975	—	Tucker's Cross stolen shortly before visit to museum by Queen Elizabeth II.
Lufthansa heist	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.
Antwerp Diamond heist	2003	—	Diamonds, gold and other jewels worth $189 million. Dubbed the "heist of the century".
Graff Diamonds robbery	2009	—	43 items of jewelery, stolen in London on 6 August 2009. Valued at nearly £40 million.
Ivory Coast Crown Jewels	2011	—	Gold pendants, necklaces and bracelets worth $6 million.
Brussels Airport diamond heist	2013	—	Diamonds stolen from airplane at Brussels Airport valued at $50 million.

See also

• Art theft and looting during World War II
• Looted art
• Lost artworks
• Lost film
• List of lost television broadcasts
• Lost history
• Lost work
• Nazi gold
• Nazi plunder

External links

• List of Lost Treasures