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Dendermonde gold treasure worth 9 million euros discovered by workers

Construction workers in Dendermonde, Belgium, discovered a gold treasure estimated to be worth approximately 9 million euros ($10 million) during renovation work at a former brewery. The find occurred while workers were installing a new sewage system at a building owned by the social welfare organization CAW Oost-Vlaanderen.

The cache, which was found bricked into a cellar wall, includes roughly 49 to 50 gold bars and over 4,000 antique coins. An 18-year-old worker, identified as Kobe, reported that the team initially mistook the find for common 1-euro coins before realizing the true scale of the discovery.

Belgian authorities have taken custody of the gold, which is currently being held in a high-security federal vault. A legal investigation is underway to determine the rightful owner and whether the treasure is linked to any criminal activity. Historians suggest the hoard may belong to the Van Assche family, who owned the brewery in the late 19th century. Under Belgian law, if no owner claims the treasure within five years and it is not tied to crime, it may be split between the finder and the property owner.

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CAW · CAW Oost-Vlaanderen · De Brand · Dendermonde · East Flanders Prosecutor's Office · East Flanders Public Prosecutor's Office · Flanders · Geert Hillaert · Kobe · Piet Buyse · Theofiel Van Assche · Theofilus Van Assche

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