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Four men face trial for giant gold coin heist

Police have found no trace of the 100-kg (220-lb) Canadian coin since the elaborate 2017 late-night heist at Berlin's Bode Museum. [AFP]

Four Berlin men go on trial Thursday charged over the spectacular museum theft of a giant commemorative gold coin called the "Big Maple Leaf" and valued at 3.75 million euros ($4.3 million).

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