Preparations were made for the supply of armies in the field, and the Reichsbank started buying and hoarding gold without regard to cost.

ECONOMIST: Letters

And never mind that the Bank of England knew BIS No.2 contained Czech gold, and that No.17 was held for the German Reichsbank.

FORBES: Yes, Governments Do Steal Gold

On a single day in early March, by way of Treasury bills discounted at the Reichsbank, the floating debt was increased by 800 milliards.

FORBES: Munching On QE Pringles All The Way To Weimar

For instance, proof of the origin of much of the gold in Swiss banks was provided only a few weeks ago when German Reichsbank records, at first thought lost, were discovered.

ECONOMIST: Switzerland and the Jewish gold

This covered not only money deposited by German Jews in Swiss banks that was never reclaimed, but also bullion of doubtful origin that the Swiss National Bank had bought from the German Reichsbank during the war.

ECONOMIST: Filthy lucre is out, clean lucre is in