A COLLECTION of military themed coins and a video camera were stolen during a daytime burglary.

A house in St John’s Walk in Escomb, near Bishop Auckland, was burgled sometime on Tuesday, October 4.

The stolen items include a Samsung U10 Flashcam video camera serial number Z99768GSA00172, a quantity of cash and at least 24 coins from the Great British Military Heroes Collection.

All of the coins are 24 carat gold plated, and eleven were issued in 2010.

These include: the Boudica Golden Crown, Sir Francis Drake Golden Crown, the Duke of Marlborough Golden Crown, the Lawrence of Arabia Golden Crown, the Duke of Wellington Golden Crown, the Montgomery Golden Crown, the Winston Churchill Golden Crown, the Sir Douglas Bader 70th anniversary Golden Crown, the Admiral Horatio Nelson Golden Crown and the Sir Keith Park Golden Crown.

Anyone with information should contact PC Victoria Clark at Bishop Auckland CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111.