Kruger Millions

The Kruger Millions is a hoard of gold reputed to have been hidden in South Africa by or on behalf of President Paul Kruger to avoid it being captured by the British during the Second Boer War.[1] According to myth, about two million pounds in buried gold and diamonds lie hidden in the Blyde River area in the province of Mpumalanga.[2] The treasure is said to consist of hidden gold and coins worth more than US $500,000,000 in today’s terms. Allegedly the treasure was hidden by or for President Paul Kruger at the end of the South African Boer War somewhere between 1899 and 1902. Searches have failed to uncover any treasure.[3]

Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic from 1883 to 1900

In 1947, a man claimed to have found a portion of the treasure at Laurenco Marques, after following a map stitched into the cover of a Bible.[4]

A South African musical drama af:Die Krugermiljoene (1967) proposed a version of the disappearance of these millions.

In 2016, an April Fools article by the Northcliff Melville Times claimed that the Millions had been found at Emmarentia Dam.[5]

References
  1. Munnion, Christopher (8 June 2001). "Town under siege as missing 'Kruger gold' is found on farm" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. Menahem Fogel (January 25, 2010). "Mpumalanga - Mystery of the Kruger Millions - Israel Guide - Jerusalem Post". www.jpost.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "THE "KRUGER MILLIONS" SEARCHES FOR TREASURES". The Mercury. CXXX (19, 175). Tasmania, Australia. 23 April 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "BIBLE MAP REVEALS KRUGER MILLIONS". The Barrier Miner. LX (17, 784). New South Wales, Australia. 4 November 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 13 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Mari Rheeder (1 April 2016). "APRIL FOOL: Kruger Millions found in Emmarentia Dam". Northcliff Melville Times. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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