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 [pt]
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][circular reference]
Iran	Tehran	Money Museum			[12][circular reference]
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 [tr]
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+ including; 3,000 medals 4,000 communion token	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

• Numismatics portal

References

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