Art theft

Insurers consider reward for stolen Lausanne-Vidy museum coins

Lausanne, Switzerland · Source report date:

Gold-coin display at Lausanne-Vidy museum, reproduced in the robbery report. Sipa/AP/Jean-Christophe Bott, via DNA.
Gold-coin display at Lausanne-Vidy museum, reproduced in the robbery report. Sipa/AP/Jean-Christophe Bott, via DNA. Image source ↗
Published offer · validity unconfirmed
Up to €200,000

Museum insurers, as reported by its director

Historical offer · current validity unconfirmed

December 2025 report: insurers would consider up to €200,000, proportionate to recovered value and good condition. Conditional; current validity unconfirmed.

Payment and eligibility are governed by the reward provider’s conditions.
Source checked · 7 Nov 2026
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After the museum’s 18 November 2025 gold-coin robbery, insurers were reported willing to consider up to €200,000 for recovery information. This was conditional wording, not a confirmed present-day payment promise.

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Art theft

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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