Supposedly Second Largest Reserves in the World According to Russian Ministry of Natural Resources

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According to www.gold.org this is the story:

Gold Reserves in Russia averaged 967.11 Tonnes from 2000 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 2299.87 Tonnes in the second quarter of 2020 and a record low of 343.41 Tonnes in the second quarter of 2000.
According to the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, the country has the second largest gold reserves in the world at 12,500 tonnes (over 400 million ounces).

Taken from https://www.google.com/search?q=russian+gold+reserves&sxsrf=ALeKk02qTfj9i7fBF0GKbkSNATyhInSmUg:1627965074603&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=atHK3lbFA7n0cM%252C5XRU_GiY0ZsJiM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSTQEQU9_U9gSSAYxLcJuYOWJ4uEA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiKq-m_gpTyAhUKQK0KHeRNDg8Q_h16BAgvEAE#imgrc=LHq98df_VV8SKM