Weird and wonderful reserves around the world
It’s not just precious metals such as gold that countries are keen to amass, a whole host of products from cheese to maple syrup have become quirky nest eggs for nations across the globe. While some collections have now been consigned to history, such as the European butter mountain, other unusual hoards are still being squirrelled away. We take a look at the weird and wonderful reserves that are worth a small fortune around the world.