Mystery of ancient money bag hidden in German church statue for more than 380 years

Four bags of money hidden around 1640 worth "far more than a craftsman could earn in a year" have been found in Germany.

Restorers were working on renovations at St. Andrew's Church in Eisleben, in the east-central German state of Saxony-Anhalt, when they unexpectedly discovered several strange objects. Photo: @U. Dräger, Halle.

These are four ancient coin bags, estimated to date from around 1640. Photo: @U. Dräger, Halle.

They were found in the foot socket of a kneeling statue of a count, belonging to the counts of the House of Mansfeld, specifically Count Johann Albrecht von Mansfeld-Arnstein (1522-1586). Photo: @U. Dräger, Halle.

It is a high relief depicting the count and his wife, Countess Magdalena von Mansfeld (1530-1565), kneeling at the foot of a cross. Photo: @U. Dräger, Halle.

The leather bags contained 816 coins, including an extremely valuable “golden angel”, several gold ducats, gold double ducats, silver thalers, half thalers and quarter thalers, along with 800 pennies. Photo: @U. Dräger, Halle.

Historians believe that the ancient city of Eisleben had an “Aerarium Pastorale” — a common parish fund used for pension and health insurance for pastors, as well as promoting the training of theologians. Perhaps the four bags of money were part of this fund.” Photo: @U. Dräger, Halle.

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