Spanish culture officials allowed to peep at Friday's 160000 tonnes (145000 tons) of wreck treasure value estimate for 500 million dollars in the United States salvage company gave up this year after five years of ownership dispute.
Only a small part of the long-distance virgin plug n las Mercedes, a big sailboat, sunk closed Portugal near the Atlantic coast in 1804 the Gibraltar strait, is displayed medium: 12 individual silver COINS, a block with silver COINS stick together after hundreds of years of underwater two gold tobacco box and a bronze medal pulley.
, already inventory flight treasure, because it comes from Florida to Spain in February authorities said, later this year will be transfer from Madrid to national museum underwater archaeology in the Mediterranean city of cartagena. Display, is expected to begin in the next year, with the rotary temporary display, in all parts of the country museum to some project.
Although previous estimate of $500 million worth of treasure, the Spanish officials said they did not try to identify a quantity, because of long distance is national part of the cultural heritage, according to Spanish law, also will not be sold.
"This is a very precious, said:" ELISA DE Cabo national heritage, deputy director of the culture. "Will you how to put a price on the Mona Lisa?"
The Spanish possession treasure, the court rejected the argument, a Florida Odyssey Marine exploration shall have the right to all or most of the treasure. DE Cabo, Spanish authorities are still trying to convince the judge in Tampa, the company also will be forced to pay for Spain's legal fees.
Officials say, Friday's weight treasure is not reported 170000 tons of legal struggles in the process, because including a ton of sea water used to help silver in the storage containers kept many.
Stock number 574553 denarii 212 gold.
The Odyssey said debris has never been identify running. If be the vessel, the company argues that, and then ship in a commercial trade line - not a sovereign mission - in the sinking of the time, this means that the Spanish there is no secure cargo requirements. Generally, in battle sunken warship protection treasure international treaty.
The Odyssey lost the federal court in each round, the Spanish government as a modern pirates painting company. The company said, in the income statement, the company has already spent about 2600000 dollars on recovery, transportation, storage and protection of treasure.
Metal mining and COINS casting place, now in Bolivia, Chile and Peru's andes, from.
The Spanish victory over Peru's government in the last minute of effort, prevent transfer treasure back to Spain. Peru has not won its independence, until 1824, but the country's lawyers argued that it is not a simple colonies, because when the boat sank Spanish throne, this is the local seat.
Queen of Spain Sophia access Bolivia commitment in a few months ago, some treasure will be on loan to the national museum.
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