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Zarengold

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The Tsar's Gold (Zarengold) refers to the state treasure of the Russian Empire that disappeared during the Russian Civil War of 1918–1921. At the start of the First World War, Russia had one of the largest gold reserves in the world, at 1,337.9 tonnes. The state treasure consisted of platinum and gold bars as well as gold and silver coins, and was mostly kept in the western Russian cities of Warsaw, Kiev and Riga.

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