Unknown assailants have stolen a historic ring from a Basel museum. The item was a gift from Russian Tsar Alexander I to his host in Basel in 1814. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ring was in a display case fitted with an alarm system, according to the Haus zum Kirchgarten museum, which discovered the theft at the end of May. Internal checks suggest that the theft was not noticed immediately. The Basel Historical Museum, to which the institution concerned belongs, has decided, in agreement with the Public Prosecutor's Office, to make the crime public after the initial investigative measures were unsuccessful. It also registered the ring in the international database of missing cultural property and initiated an analysis and measures to strengthen its security. + Switzerland and Russia go back a long way The historical value of the stolen ring is higher than its material value, the institution said without giving further details. The object, which ...
