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Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan
Numismatic museum in Chūō, Tokyo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan (貨幣博物館, Kahei-hakubutsukan), formally known as the Currency Museum, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan (日本銀行金融研究所貨幣博物館, Nihonginkō-kin'yū-kenkyūjo-kahei-hakubutsukan), is a museum about Japanese currency located in front of the Bank of Japan building in Chūō, Tokyo.
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貨幣博物館 | |
![]() The Japan Currency Museum in Nihonbashi | |
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Established | 1985 |
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Location | 2-1-1 Nihonbashi-hongokucho, Chūō, Tokyo |
Coordinates | 35°41′7.33″N 139°46′18.47″E |
Type | Numismatic museum |
Public transit access | Mitsukoshimae |
Website | www.imes.boj.or.jp (in Japanese) |
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The museum opened in November 1985.[1] In 2010, there was an exhibition of wallets from the Edo Period (1603–1867) and Meiji Era (1868–1912).[1]