Third Reich silver ingot marked with insignia long with "999...

Estimate

£600 - £800

Third Reich silver ingot marked with insignia long with "999" and "621239", weight 250g (8.8oz). Said to have been recovered from the area of the pocket of German troops encircled by the Red Army around Demjansk south of Leningrad, during World War II's Eastern Front by a group of Second World War re-enactment enthusiasts on a visit. The majority of the find stayed in Eastern Europe where they were recovered in 2017 before Russian invasion of Ukraine. With photographic provenance of the discovery included.