Flight of the Norwegian National Treasury

The Flight of the Norwegian National Treasury was the transfer of Norway's gold reserves to Canada via the United Kingdom, to avoid them falling into the hands of Nazi Germany. The National Treasury of Norway consisted of 50 tonnes of gold worth 240 million kr in 1940 (approximately US$54.5 million in 1940, or US$1.8 billion in 2015.) When the German invasion of Norway began, the gold was evacuated from Oslo first overland to Åndalsnes and then by ship to Tromsø.

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