List of numismatic collections

Many history and cultural museums have large numismatic collections (coins, money, and tokens). Some museums are specifically dedicated to the history of money or coins, while others have major collections amongst other material. Many small museums often have important collections of coins from their local area or important archaeological sites.

Country State/City Institution Numismatic collection Ref.
Individual objects Coins
Argentina Argentina Retiro, Buenos Aires Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina
Armenia Armenia Yerevan History Museum of Armenia
Afghanistan Afghanistan Kabul Museum
Austria Austria Kunsthistorisches Museum 600,000 [1]
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan State Museum of History 100,000 [2]
Bahrain Bahrain Manama Central Bank of Bahrain Currency Museum
Bangladesh Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladesh Bank Taka Museum
Belgium Belgium Brussels Medal Cabinet of The Royal Library of Belgium
Belgium Belgium Brussels National Bank of Belgium Museum
Brazil Brazil Brasília Central Bank Museum
Brazil Brazil Rio de Janeiro National Historical Museum
Brazil Brazil Rio de Janeiro Banco do Brasil's Cultural Center
Brazil Brazil São Paulo Instituto Itaú Cultural
Brunei Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Currency Gallery Brunei Darussalam
Canada Canada Ottawa Currency Museum Bank of Canada
China China Beijing Museum Special: China Numismatic Museum CCTV News – CNTV English
China China Shanghai Museum
Colombia Colombia Bogotá Casa de Moneda de Colombia
Costa Rica Costa Rica San José Numismatic Museum
Cuba Cuba Havana Numismatic Museum
Denmark Denmark Copenhagen National Museum of Denmark
France France Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque nationale de France 500,000 [3]
France France Paris Monnaie de Paris
Georgia (country) Georgia Tbilisi National Bank of Georgia
Germany Germany Berlin Bode Museum 500,000
  • including; 25,000 medals
  • 10,000 dies
 [4]
Germany Germany Dresden Coin Cabinet in Royal Palace/Münzkabinett im Residenzschloss
Germany Germany Frankfurt Numismatic Museum/Münzkabinett Historisches Museum Frankfurt
Germany Germany Jena Oriental Coin Cabinet Jena
Germany Germany Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Greece Greece Numismatic Museum of Athens 500,000 [5]
Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala City Museo Numismático de Guatemala
Hungary Hungary Budapest Visitor centre of the Hungarian National Bank
India India New Delhi National Museum, New Delhi
India India Mumbai Reserve Bank of India Museum
India India Chennai Government Museum
India India Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute
India India Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies 175,000 [6]
India India RBI Monetary Museum, Numismatic Museum, Fort Mumbai, [15]
India India Shri Mudra Nidhi Coin Museum, Numismatic Museum
India India Coin Museum Corp Bank, located at Udupi (Karnataka)[16]
Indonesia Indonesia Jakarta Bank Indonesia Museum Collection : Money
Indonesia Indonesia Purbalingga Museum Uang Purbalingga
Israel Israel Jerusalem Israel Museum
Italy Italy Florence Museo della Moneta a Firenze
Italy Italy Florence National Archaeological Museum in Florence
Italy Italy Lucca Lucca Mint/Zecca di Lucca
Italy Italy Naples Naples National Archaeological Museum
Italy Italy Rome National Museum of Rome Crypta Balbi/Museo Nazionale Romano: Crypta Balbi
Italy Italy Rome Banca d'Italia School groups only and by appointment only. Banca d'Italia Museo della Moneta
Italy Italy Rome Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Museum/ Museo Filatelico e Numismatico
 Japan Tokyo Bank of Japan Money – IMES BOJ Currency Museum
 Macedonia Skopje Narodna Banka na Republika Makedonija
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery
 Mexico Mexico City Casa de Moneda de México
   Nepal Kathmandu National Museum of Nepal
 Paraguay Asuncion Numismatica Independencia
Pakistan Pakistan Karachi SBP Museum
Pakistan Pakistan National Museum of Pakistan 58,000
Pakistan Pakistan Lahore Museum
Pakistan Pakistan Peshawar Museum 8,625
Pakistan Pakistan Taxila Site Museum
 Peru Lima Museo Numismático del Perú
 Philippines Manila Museo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Poland Poland National Museum, Warsaw
Poland Poland Cracow The Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum
 Portugal Lisbon Museu Numismático Português
Qatar Qatar Doha Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Romania Romania Bucharest The Museum of the National Bank of Romania
Russia Russia Hermitage Museum 1,125,000 [7]
 Serbia Belgrade National Bank of Serbia (Народна Банка Србије)
 Singapore Singapore Singapore Coins and Notes Museum
 Slovakia Košice The Košice Gold Treasure EASTERN SLOVAK MUSEUM
 South Africa Johannesburg Absa Money Museum
 Spain Madrid Museo Casa de la Moneda
 Spain Barcelona Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, numismatic collection
 Suriname Paramaribo Numismatic Museum of the Centrale Bank van Suriname
Sweden Sweden Royal Coin Cabinet 650,000 [8]
Sweden Sweden Uppsala Uppsala University Coin Cabinet
Switzerland Switzerland Zurich Money Museum
Thailand Thailand Bangkok Pavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and Coins e-museum
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago museum
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Saparamyrat Türkmenbaşy National Museum of Turkmenistan, Unknown Collection
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Ashgabat National Museum of History, Unknown Collection
Ukraine Ukraine Odessa Numismatics Museum
Ukraine Ukraine Feodosiya Feodosia Money Museum
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Bukhara State Museum, Unknown Collection
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Central Bank of Uzbekistan, Minor Collection 400+ coins
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture, Minor Collection
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan State Museum of History of Uzbekistan. Unknown Collection
United Kingdom United Kingdom Ashmolean Museum 333,000
United Kingdom United Kingdom British Museum Department of Coins and Medals 1,000,000 [9]
United Kingdom United Kingdom Fitzwilliam Museum 200,000 [10]
United Kingdom United Kingdom Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery 70,000 [11]
United Kingdom United Kingdom Manchester Museum 50,000+ 40,000 [12]
United Kingdom United Kingdom Royal Mint Museum 140,000+
  • including; 80,000 coins
  • 12,000 medals
  • 8,000 volumes
  • 30,000 master tools and dies
  • 10,000 photographs and negatives
 80,000 [13][14]
United Kingdom United Kingdom World Museum 18,000
  • including; 1,400 medals
  • 3,000 tokens & misc
 7,450 [15]
United States United States America's Credit Union Museum
United States United States American Numismatic Association Money Museum 275,000 [16]
United States United States American Numismatic Society 600,000 [17]
United States United States Durham Museum
United States United States Learning Center and Money Museum
United States United States Museum of American Finance
United States United States Smithsonian Institution 1,600,000 [18][19]
United States United States The Money Museum

References

  1. ↑ "Coin Collection". Kunsthistorisches Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Numizmatikа Elmi Fоnd Şöbəsi" [Department of Numismatics] (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan State Museum of History. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "History of the collection". Cabinet des Médailles. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "About the collections". euromuse.net. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Numismatic Museum Of Athens". athenskey.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies". inhcrf.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Numismatic Department". hermitagemuseum.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to The Royal Coin Cabinet - National Museum of Economy". Royal Coin Cabinet. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Department of Coins and Medals". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Coins as an Historical Source". Fitzwilliam Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Coins and Medals". Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Manchester Museum". moneyandmedals.org.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "The collection today". Royal Mint Museum. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Inventory project update". Royal Mint Museum. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Numismatics". World Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Explore The ANA Vault Today". American Numismatic Association Money Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "American Numismatic Society". American Numismatic Society. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  18. ↑ "The National Numismatic Collection". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "The Collection". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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