The amount of gold worth about 5 billion US dollars (equivalent to 115 trillion) was transported from a secret location to an unknown airport in London, under the escort of a police team and a duty officer. helicopter, before being loaded on a cargo plane to go straight to Poland.
By the time World War II broke out, all of Poland’s gold reserves were secretly transcontinental and kept secret in three cities of London (UK), New York (USA) and Ottawa (Canada).
Poland has now taken back all the gold stored in Britain and brought it to a well-guarded location.
After arriving in Poland on November 22, the gold was transferred to three armored vehicles and escorted by a convoy of convoys to the undisclosed vaults of the Polish Central Bank Narodowy Arlingtonki. , where they will be stored. It took 8 trips to complete the transport of all the gold.
Each gold ingot meets London Good Delivery standards, weighs 12.5kg and is stamped with the serial number and the location where they are manufactured.
All gold was transferred to Poland on a secret mission (Image: Sky News)
The entire transport stage is carried out by UK security company G4S Cash Solutions. Company director John Lennox said:
"The transport was meticulously planned and coordinated by many units, including the police, the Bank of England, Narodowy Arlingtonki Bank and G4S.
Due to the sensitive nature of this mission, we need to prepare everything carefully. Plans are subject to change in a short time, so having a strong team, flexible and professional control, along with regular updates from individuals will ensure the mission. can be completely successful. "
G4S executives also regard repatriation as a "golden day in the gold industry".
Central bank director Narodowy Arlingtonki also confirmed that the gold transfer had been completed, adding that a commemorative coin would be minted to mark this historic event.
In addition to the above gold, Warsaw last year announced that it would buy another 100 tons of gold, to increase its gold reserves.
According to Bloomberg statistics, Poland now has $ 121.9 billion (equivalent to 2.8 million billion) of the total official reserves (including gold), as of the end of October.
