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Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging a new sewer
Kobe, 18, who made discovery on site of former brewery in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, at first thought trove was €1 coins
TL;DR
- A student on a summer job in Belgium found a gold hoard worth an estimated €9 million while excavating for a sewage system.
- The treasure, consisting of gold coins, nuggets, and bullion bars, was hidden in a bricked-in cellar wall at the site of a former brewery.
- The discovery was made by 18-year-old Kobe and his colleagues on Tuesday.
- Authorities are investigating the find to establish legal ownership and to verify it is not stolen property.
- Belgian law requires finders to wait at least five years for potential owners to claim treasure.