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Germany's Green Vault Museum jewellery heist; six on trial
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The stolen loot worth €1 billion included the famed 49-carat Dresden White Diamond, which was discovered in India and bought by Saxony's royal family in the 18th century, the breast star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle that belonged to the King of Poland and a diamond-set sword.
The Police Saxony identified the items of jewellery stolen from the Green Vault museum in Dresden on their website.
Countless valuable historical pieces were stolen and not covered by insurance – to date, none of the stolen pieces have been recovered. Image: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Safe and sound: Narrowly escaping the heist was the famous 41-carat Dresden Green diamond set in a hat ornament designed by Franz Michael Diespach and André Jacques Pallard. Image: Grünes Gewölbe, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Pictured is the Jewel Room of the Green Vault museum which is open to the public. The thieves targeted three sets of items in their heist. Image: David Brandt, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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