Broken, rusted, scratched: The loot that was seized from the Green Vault is in worse condition than expected. This also affects the deal that the alleged thieves negotiated with the prosecutors.
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Iris Mayer and Verena Mayer, Dresden
When it became known in December that the jewels had emerged from the Green Vault, there was talk of a “Christmas miracle”. A good three years earlier, thieves had broken into the Dresden Residential Palace and stolen numerous sets of jewels from a display case. Shortly before Christmas, the pieces of jewelery were seized and there was hope that Augustus the Strong’s treasure would soon be complete again. Perhaps the euphoria was a little premature. As came out on Tuesday in the process of breaking into the Green Vault, a number of pieces of jewelry are more damaged than expected.