Where a unit commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall be fined, and the persons who are directly in charge and other persons who are directly responsible for the crime shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph…
Many cultural relics and treasures are buried underground.
The 177 silver dollars excavated this time will be treated as lost property.
Is it illegal to dig and sell cultural relics? What punishment will you face? Reselling cultural relics may be a criminal offence.
Article 326 of the criminal law of the people’s Republic of China [crime of reselling cultural relics] Whoever resells cultural relics prohibited by the state for the purpose of profit, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined.
If the owner cannot be found, it shall be handled with reference to the relevant provisions of the lost property.
Recently, the scenic spot police station of Nanxun District Public Security Branch of Huzhou City received a response from the masses: a large pot of silver yuan during the period of the Republic of China was found in the construction site of a traditional folk house in Nanxun ancient town.
Who should these things dug up from their own homes or elsewhere belong to? Recently, at a construction site in Nanxun, Huzhou, the construction team dug up a large pot of silver dollars.
During the period of the Republic of China, silver yuan was also used as the main circulating currency and was one of the important currencies in modern coin collection.
It can be seen that cultural relics can not be occupied as long as they are found.
How should we deal with the silver dollars? What is the law? Let’s follow the compilation of law popularization to learn about the ▼▼▼ event review.
After the intervention of the district public security branch and the district culture, radio, television, tourism and Sports Bureau, it is currently temporarily kept by the district cultural relics supervision brigade.
China has a long history and culture with rich cultural treasures.
There are often news reports such as “cultural relics dug up at the construction site”, “silver dollars dug up in farmers’ homes” and “ancient tombs found in farmland”.
Silver dollar, commonly known as “ocean”, originated in Europe in the 15th century and is the main circulating currency of silver standard countries.
Can you own the cultural relics you dig? Article 5 of the law of the people’s Republic of China on the protection of cultural relics stipulates that “all cultural relics left underground, in internal waters and in territorial waters within the territory of the people’s Republic of China shall be owned by the state”.
It is reported that the silver dollar was first found at the end of 2019 and has been stored in the studio of the construction team until January 6.
Article 79 of the general principles of the civil law of the people’s Republic of China, buried objects and hidden objects whose owners are unknown shall be owned by the state.
“Who owns the excavated silver?” time for popularizing the law: who should own the excavated silver? According to the relevant provisions of the general principles of the civil law and the property law, if the owner of the buried property can be confirmed, it shall be owned by its owner.
