Currency museum, Colombo

Currency museum (simply known as Money museum) is one currency museums in Sri Lanka. It is located in Colombo Fort at the head office of Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

The museum has a collection of ancient usage of coins, dating back from about 3 BC, to modern usage coins & notes in Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura era (3 BC to 107 AD), Polonnaruwa to Kotte Kingdoms era (1017 AD - 1597 AD) and colonial era coins can be seen at the museum. Also, it has foreign coins and notes.^[1]

Opening hours

There are no entrance fees to visitors and it opens from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm including Monday to Saturday on all working days except public and bank holidays.

Museums

National Savings Bank, Bank of Ceylon, People's Bank and Hatton National Bank also have their small museums in Colombo.^[2] However, the currency museum of Central Bank of Sri Lanka exhibits more information.

See also

• List of museums in Sri Lanka

References

External links

• Taking count of ancient coins
• New Economic History Museum of Sri Lanka in Colombo Fort relates a fascinating story

Museums in Sri Lanka
National museums	National Museum of Colombo National Museum of Kandy National Museum of Galle National Museum of Ratnapura
Department of Museums (Subject)	National Museum of Natural History Colombo Dutch Museum National Maritime Museum (Galle) Independence Memorial Museum Folk Museum (Anuradhapura)
Institutional subjects	Ceylon Tea Museum Colombo Port Maritime Museum Currency museum, Colombo Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura Hoods Tower Museum International Buddhist Museum Maritime and Naval History Museum, Trincomalee Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum Masks museum, Ambalangoda Museum of Temple of Tooth National railway museum, Kadugannawa Postal museum, Colombo Sri Lanka Air Force Museum S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum Walisinghe Harischandra Museum Wax Museum (Sri Lanka)
Department of Archaeology (Regional)	North Central Province Anuradhapura Museum Mihintale Museum Veheragala Museum Isurumuniya Museum Tantirimale Museum North Western Province Panduwasnuwara Museum Puttalam Museum Rajanganaya Museum Yapahuwa Museum Dambadeniya Museum Central Province Kandy Royal Palace Museum Nalanda Museum Pidurangala Museum Eastern Province Batticaloa Museum Dighavapi Museum Seruwila Museum Welgam Vehera Museum Western Province Kotte Museum Southern Province Matara Star Fort Museum Yatala Museum Kasagala Museum Mulkirigala Museum Northern Province Jaffna Museum Vavuniya Museum Uva Province Buduruwagala Museum Maligawila Museum Sabaragamuwa Province Dedigama Museum