List of missing treasure in the world

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

Name	Existence	Year lost	Image	Description
Kusanagi	Legend	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.
La Noche Triste treasure	Legend	1520	—	Gold artwork looted from the palace of Moctezuma II. Occurred during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.[2]
Oak Island money pit	Legend	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	—	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	circa 1865	—	Gold. Lost after the American Civil War.
Tokugawa's buried treasure	Legend	circa 1868	—	A legendary treasure allegedly buried in Mt. Akagi by Tokugawa shogunate (disputed).
Crown Jewels of Ireland	Confirmed	1907	The Crown Jewels	Heavily jewelled insignia of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick. Stolen from Dublin Castle.
Florentine Diamond	Confirmed	1914	Copy of the diamond	Lost yellow diamond with Indian origin.
Eight lost Imperial Fabergé eggs	Confirmed	1922 or later	The Alexander III Commemorative egg	1886 – The Hen with Sapphire Pendant egg 1888 – The Cherub with Chariot egg 1889 – The Nécessaire egg 1896 – The Alexander III Portraits egg (disputed) 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	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	The Royal Casket	Memorial containing 73 precious relics[6] that had once belonged to Polish royalty. Looted during World War II.
Peking Man	Confirmed	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.[7]
Amber Room	Confirmed	circa 1945	Reconstruction	Removed from Catherine Palace, Saint Petersburg, by Germans during World War II and transported to Germany. Estimated (adjusted) value: $142 million.[8]
Yamashita's gold	Legend	circa 1945	—	War loot stolen by Japanese and hidden in the Philippines. Alleged. Named for General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
Awa Maru treasure	Legend	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.[9]
Patiala Necklace	Confirmed	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	—	Emerald-studded gold cross, discovered in a shipwreck in 1955 and stolen from a museum in Bermuda in 1959.[10]
Lufthansa heist	Confirmed	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.[11][12]
Antwerp Diamond heist	Confirmed	2003	—	Diamonds, gold and other jewels worth $189 million. Dubbed the "heist of the century".[13]
Graff Diamonds robbery	Confirmed	2009	—	43 items of jewelery, stolen in London on 6 August 2009. Valued at nearly £40 million.[14]
Ivory Coast Crown Jewels	Confirmed	2011	—	Gold pendants, necklaces and bracelets worth $6 million.[15]
Brussels Airport diamond heist	Confirmed	2013	—	Diamonds stolen from airplane at Brussels Airport valued at $50 million.[16]

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Title : List of missing treasure in the world
Description : This is an incomplete list of notable treasures that are currently lost or missing. Name Existence Year lost Image Description ...

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