The Ordnance Survey Great British Treasure Hunt: Can you solve over 350 clues on a puzzle adventure from your own home?

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Data presented on treasure finds are collected by the Department of Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum and recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Green Bond Treasurer Survey 2020 is a first of its kind, unique interrogation of market experience to identify core benefits and challenges of issuing green bonds and provides guidance to potential newcomers into green financial markets. Eighty-six treasurers from thirty-four countries were interviewed. Mental wellbeing remains a core focus for businesses and treasurers; indeed, it is beingnormalised as an issue. To a great extent, stigma has been removed. Even if the item is found to not be treasure at a later date the discovery is still counted as a treasure find. ↩ In 2020, by county, the largest number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was Norfolk with 104 cases (10% of total finds) whilst in 2019, the largest number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was Hampshire with 104 cases (8% of total finds). 4. Characteristics of reported finds, 2019

There were 1,071 treasure finds reported in 2020 (876 object cases and 195 coin cases). Of these cases: Figure 1: Number of reported treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 1996-2021 (provisional) In 2021, by county, the largest number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was Norfolk with 86 cases (8% of total finds). Similarly in 2020, the largest number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was Norfolk with 104 cases (10% of total finds). The UK region with the most finds for 2020 was the East of England with 247 treasure finds (23%). The UK county with the most finds for 2020 was Norfolk with 104 treasure finds (10%). The Finds Liaison Officer or museum curator will then write a report on the find. Museums can express an interest in it if it might be treasure.

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In addition to taking a lead in certain areas, treasury increasingly supports other functions. At 82 percent of organizations, treasury supports business/continuity planning, 80 percent support accounting/SEC compliance), while 76 percent of respondents confirm that their organizations’ treasury function is doing the same for Financial Planning & Analysis. Of reported treasure finds 1,060 cases (81%) were object cases [footnote 3] and 243 finds (19%) were coin cases. The 2022 AFP® Strategic Role of Treasury Survey, supported by Marsh McLennan, examines the strategic role of treasurers at organizations. This year’s report studies the responsibilities treasury is assuming in both a lead and support role at their organizations. It also includes findings on the critical gaps in skills/competencies for treasury leaders and their teams and how treasury is managing talent during the “great resignation” era.

Although this report covers the year before the COVID-19 pandemic began, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has worked so hard during that challenging period to keep the treasure process functioning. This includes the local Finds Liaison Officers, Amgueddfa Cymru / National Museum Wales, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs and the Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland, who have all continued to work as the gateway to the treasure process. I thank the Treasure Registry at the British Museum, which organised online valuations and meetings for the Treasure Valuation Committee during the age of social distancing - and the members of the Committee themselves, under their Chairman Roger Bland, who have continued to provide their informed and well-considered recommendations in difficult circumstances. Disclaimed is a technical term, legally defined as a formal statement saying that you are not legally responsible for something ↩ ↩ 2 Banks served as an important source of support for their customers and communities during the first waves of the COVID-19 crisis. Now, however, institutions must see to their own profitability. The pandemic has exacerbated preexisting structural and market pressures and injected new steering complexity. The Treasure Act 1996 replaced the common law of treasure trove in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has a separate law of treasure trove and therefore isn’t covered in this statistical release. ↩ Of the total 1,303 reported treasure finds, 1,246 (96%) of these were discovered by metal detecting.

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Under the Treasure Act 1996, the Secretary of State has the power to disclaim [footnote 8] a find, even when the find meets the definition of treasure under the Act. This can occur at any point in the process e.g. if a museum withdraws its interest in acquiring a find, and no other museum expresses an interest. Refine the funding mix to reduce average spreads, and build an ESG issuance program that can meet investors’ needs. Estimates reported for participation in metal detecting are based on data collected in the 2019/20 Taking Part Survey.