Nazi Reichsbank Gold Bar
Replica of a Nazi Reichsbank Goldbar From The Third Reich 1935-1945
Regalia: Nazi Reichsbank Gold Bar - Presentation Case & Gold Bar
A perfect authentic copy made from one of the elusive Nazi gold bars that are still the subject of newspaper and TV reports every day around the world. Made to Reichsbank specifications (4" x 1-3/4" x ½" thick, and weighs 7 ounces instead of the 2.2 pounds of a solid gold bar) with real 24 karat gold plating similar to the fabled Nazi Gold bars produced in Germany in 1942 and 1943 by the Deutsche Reichsbank when they re-smelted confiscated Dutch and Belgian gold. Etched with a Nazi eagle and swastika, weight, serial number and other appropriate Reichsbank nomenclature.
This finely crafted, all-metal replica makes a great conversation piece, paperweight or display piece to enhance your militaria collection.
The presentation case is covered in black leatherette, lined in velvet and silk, with fitted recess for the gold bar and an enamel SS rune button on the top flap.
"They look and feel just like the real thing!"
HISTORY:
Hitler's ability to wage World War II across Europe, in parts of Africa and in the Atlantic Ocean was, as is always the case in war, entirely dependent on his ability to finance it.
By acquiring the gold reserves of conquered countries with Reichsmarks that could only be spent to buy German goods and services, the Nazis took control of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of monetary gold that was convertible in "neutral" countries like France, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Soldiers of General George S. Patton's US Third Army removing Reichsbank gold from the Kaiseroda potassium mine at Merkers, Bad Salzungen.
When the country of Belgium refused to sell its monetary gold, the German government confiscated it with the help of the government of France, and began resmelting it in 1942 at the Prussian State Mint in Berlin. The new gold bars that left the Nazi mint were then German monetary gold that could be used to buy French trucks, Rumanian oil, Swedish steel, Swiss tools, Spanish leather goods, Portuguese food and Turkish tobacco. Without the ability to buy from the "neutral" countries with gold, Nazi Germany could not have waged war beyond 1943.
Fortunately for Hitler and the Nazis, the French, Swiss, Swedes and others were perfectly content to accept any quantity of Nazi gold in exchange for exporting their natural resources and the finished goods that made them rich by war's end. They did not care to know where or how Hitler got his gold.
Details: approximate size 4" x 1-3/4" x ½" thick, weighing 7 ounces with real 24 karat gold plating, along with a brief historical overview.
**Carries copyright imprint on the back to prevent unscrupulous dealers from selling as originals.
$129 + s/h
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Attics, basements, and garages have served as resting places for original nazi war souvenirs, booty, trophies, and collectibles liberated by soldiers during the war with Hitler. Each item had a story, like the GI who picked up a pistol from a dead German Waffen SS officer, took a nazi flag from a town square, or found Hitler's personal copy of Mein Kampf from his night stand at the Berghoff. Even after all these years nazi relics still capture our imagination.
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