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 Buenos Aires Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina
Armenia Yerevan History Museum of Armenia
Afghanistan Kabul Kabul Museum
Australia Sydney Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies 5,000
Australia Sydney Sir William Dixson numismatic collection 7,800
Austria Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum 600,000 [1]
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan State Museum of History 100,000 [2]
Bahrain Manama Central Bank of Bahrain Currency Museum
Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladesh Bank Taka Museum
Belgium Brussels Brussels Coin Cabinet
Belgium Brussels National Bank of Belgium Museum
Brazil Brasília Central Bank Museum
Brazil Rio de Janeiro National Historical Museum
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Banco do Brasil's Cultural Center
Brazil São Paulo Instituto Itaú Cultural
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Currency Gallery Brunei Darussalam
Canada Ottawa Currency Museum Bank of Canada
China Beijing China Numismatic Museum[3]
China Shanghai Shanghai Museum
Colombia Bogotá Museo Casa de Moneda 18,600[4]
Costa Rica San José Numismatic Museum
Cuba Havana Numismatic Museum
Denmark Copenhagen National Museum of Denmark
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Casa de los Cinco Medallones (Numismatic museum of Santo Domingo)
France Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque nationale de France 500,000 [5]
France Paris Monnaie de Paris
Georgia Tbilisi National Bank of Georgia
Germany Berlin Bode Museum 500,000
  • including; 25,000 medals
  • 10,000 dies
 [6]
Germany Dresden Coin Cabinet in Royal Palace / Münzkabinett im Residenzschloss [7]
Germany Frankfurt Numismatic Museum/Münzkabinett Historisches Museum Frankfurt 150,000 [8]
Germany Jena Oriental Coin Cabinet Jena
Germany Munich Staatliche Münzsammlung München
Germany Münster Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Greece Numismatic Museum of Athens 500,000 [9]
Guatemala Guatemala City Museo Numismático de Guatemala Archived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
Hungary Budapest Visitor centre of the Hungarian National Bank
India New Delhi National Museum, New Delhi
India Mumbai Reserve Bank of India Museum
India Chennai Government Museum
India Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute
India Nashik Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies 175,000 [10]
India RBI Monetary Museum, Numismatic Museum, Fort Mumbai, [15]
India Shri Mudra Nidhi Coin Museum, Numismatic Museum
India Coin Museum Corp Bank, located at Udupi (Karnataka)[16]
Indonesia Jakarta Bank Indonesia Museum Collection : Money
Indonesia Purbalingga Museum Uang Purbalingga
Iran Tehran Malek National Museum of Iran
Iran Tehran Tehran Coin Museum [11]
Iran Tehran Money Museum [12]
Iran Mashhad Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum
Iran Kerman Ganjali Khan Mint Museum
Israel Jerusalem Israel Museum
Italy Florence Museo della Moneta a Firenze
Italy Florence National Archaeological Museum in Florence
Italy Lucca Lucca Mint/Zecca di Lucca
Italy Naples Naples National Archaeological Museum
Italy Rome National Museum of Rome Crypta Balbi/Museo Nazionale Romano: Crypta Balbi
Italy Rome Banca d'Italia School groups only and by appointment only. Banca d'Italia Museo della Moneta
Japan Tokyo Bank of Japan Money – IMES BOJ Currency Museum
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery
Mexico Mexico City Casa de Moneda de México
Netherlands Haarlem Teylers Museum 17,000 8,500
  Nepal Kathmandu National Museum of Nepal
North Macedonia Skopje Narodna Banka na Republika Severna Makedonija
Norway Oslo Museum of Cultural History, Oslo 250,000 [13]
Paraguay Asunción Numismatica Independencia
Pakistan Karachi SBP Museum
Pakistan National Museum of Pakistan 58,000
Pakistan Lahore Museum
Pakistan Peshawar Museum 8,625
Pakistan Taxila Site Museum
Peru Lima Museo Numismático del Perú
Philippines Manila Museo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Poland Warsaw National Museum, Warsaw
Poland Kraków The Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum
Portugal Lisbon Museu Numismático Português
Qatar Doha Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Romania Bucharest The Museum of the National Bank of Romania
Russia Saint Petersburg Hermitage Museum 1,125,000 [14]
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 Archived 2020-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
Spain Barcelona Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, numismatic collection
Suriname Paramaribo Numismatic Museum of the Centrale Bank van Suriname
Sweden Stockholm Royal Coin Cabinet 650,000 [15]
Sweden Uppsala Uppsala University Coin Cabinet 40,000 [16]
 Switzerland Zürich Money Museum
Thailand Bangkok Pavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and Coins e-museum
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago museum
Turkey Ankara CBRT Numismatics Museum
Turkmenistan Saparamyrat Türkmenbaşy National Museum of Turkmenistan, Unknown Collection
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Ashgabat National Museum of History, Unknown Collection
Ukraine Odesa Odesa Numismatics Museum 3000
Ukraine Kyiv National Museum of the History of Ukraine 120,000 100,000
Ukraine Kamianets-Podilskyi Museum of Money
Ukraine Ostroh Museum of Money
Ukraine Dnipro Museum of Ukrainian Coins 1100
Ukraine Odesa Odesa Archaeological Museum 55,000
Ukraine Feodosia Feodosia Money Museum 30,000
Uzbekistan Bukhara Bukhara State Museum, Unknown Collection
Uzbekistan Central Bank of Uzbekistan, Minor Collection 400+ coins
Uzbekistan Shahrisabz Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture, Minor Collection
Uzbekistan State Museum of History of Uzbekistan. Unknown Collection
United Kingdom Ashmolean Museum 333,000
United Kingdom British Museum Department of Coins and Medals 1,000,000 [17]
United Kingdom Fitzwilliam Museum 200,000 [18]
United Kingdom Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery 70,000 [19]
United Kingdom Leeds University Library Special Collections 20,000 [20]
United Kingdom Manchester Museum 50,000+ 40,000 [21]
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 [22][23]
United Kingdom World Museum 18,000
  • including; 1,400 medals
  • 3,000 tokens & misc
 7,450 [24]
United States Colorado Springs, Colorado American Numismatic Association Money Museum 275,000 [25]
United States New Haven, Connecticut Yale University Art Gallery Numismatic Collection 120,000 [26]
United States Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution National Numismatic Collection 1,600,000 [27][28]
United States Kansas City, Missouri The Money Museum
United States Cleveland, Ohio Learning Center and Money Museum
United States Manchester, New Hampshire America's Credit Union Museum
United States Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Library Rare Books and Special Collections 100,000 [29]
United States New York City, New York American Numismatic Society 600,000 [30]
United States New York City, New York Museum of American Finance
United States Omaha, Nebraska Durham Museum
United States Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library 10,000 [31]
United States Cleveland, Ohio Learning Center and Money Museum
Vatican Vatican City Philatelic and Numismatic Museum/ Museo Filatelico e Numismatico

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Numizmatikа Elmi Fоnd Şöbəsi" [Department of Numismatics] (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan State Museum of History. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ^ http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20110527/105007.shtml Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Museum Special: China Numismatic Museum CCTV News – CNTV English
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  11. ^ fa:موزه سکه تهران
  12. ^ fa:تماشاگه پول
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  23. ^ "Inventory project update". Royal Mint Museum. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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