Lake Toplitz Nazi Gold Bar

Prop facts

Movie
Goldfinger (1964)
Year
1964
Franchise
James Bond
Type
Replica
Category
Movie props
Status
Showcase
Listed by
rkpetersen
Listed since
July 2010

Description

Solid metal replica of the gold bar from a rumored lost Nazi gold hoard, used by Bond to entice Auric Goldfinger. Although authentic gold bars smelted by Nazi Germany have not been found, they are known from vintage Third Reich photographs and films. Lake Toplitz, high in the Austrian Alps, was a site of Nazi explosive testing and rumored to be a location where vast quantities of gold and other valuables were dumped toward the end of the war. This piece is heavy and shiny, but not especially screen accurate.   From Reel Art.

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