Gunmen have raided £2m worth of valuables including gold coins from the headquarters of Mexico's federal mint
Gunmen have raided £2m worth of valuables including gold coins from the headquarters of Mexico's federal mint.
Armed men threw a security guard to the ground and seized his gun before breaking into the Casa de Moneda in Mexico City, according to a police report. City public security secretary Jesus Orta Martinez said the robbers headed"straight to the vault, which was open" and filled a backpack with 1,567 gold coins.They also stole commemorative watches and other valuables.
The gold coins, also known as centenarios, have a face value of 50 pesos but trade for 31,500 pesos each - bringing the estimated value of the haul to just over £2m.Mexico's centenarios were first minted in 1921 to mark 100 years of independence from Spain and are now bought and sold by investors.
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