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
ArgentinaBuenos AiresCasa de Moneda de la República Argentina
ArmeniaYerevanHistory Museum of Armenia
AfghanistanKabulKabul Museum
AustraliaSydneyAustralian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies5,000
AustraliaSydneySir William Dixson numismatic collection7,800
AustriaViennaKunsthistorisches Museum600,000 [1]
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan State Museum of History100,000 [2]
BahrainManamaCentral Bank of Bahrain Currency Museum
BangladeshDhakaBangladesh Bank Taka Museum
BelgiumBrusselsBrussels Coin Cabinet
BelgiumBrusselsNational Bank of Belgium Museum
BrazilBrasíliaCentral Bank Museum
BrazilRio de JaneiroNational Historical Museum
BrazilRio de JaneiroBanco do Brasil's Cultural Center
BrazilSão PauloInstituto Itaú Cultural
BruneiBandar Seri BegawanCurrency Gallery Brunei Darussalam
CanadaOttawaCurrency Museum Bank of Canada
ChinaBeijingChina Numismatic Museum[3]
ChinaShanghaiShanghai Museum
ColombiaBogotáMuseo Casa de Moneda18,600[4]
Costa RicaSan JoséNumismatic Museum
CubaHavanaNumismatic Museum
DenmarkCopenhagenNational Museum of Denmark
Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoCentral Bank of the Dominican Republic
Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoCasa de los Cinco Medallones (Numismatic museum of Santo Domingo)
FranceCabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque nationale de France500,000 [5]
FranceParisMonnaie de Paris300,000 70,000 [6]
GeorgiaTbilisiNational Bank of Georgia
GermanyBerlin Bode Museum500,000
  • including; 25,000 medals
  • 10,000 dies
[7]
GermanyDresdenCoin Cabinet in Royal Palace / Münzkabinett im Residenzschloss[8]
GermanyFrankfurtNumismatic Museum/Münzkabinett Historisches Museum Frankfurt150,000 [9]
GermanyJenaOriental Coin Cabinet Jena
GermanyMunichStaatliche Münzsammlung München
GermanyMünsterWestphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
GreeceNumismatic Museum of Athens500,000 [10]
GuatemalaGuatemala CityMuseo Numismático de GuatemalaArchived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
HungaryBudapestVisitor centre of the Hungarian National Bank
IndiaNew DelhiNational Museum, New Delhi
IndiaMumbaiReserve Bank of India Museum
IndiaChennaiGovernment Museum
IndiaAlkesh Dinesh Mody Institute
IndiaNashikIndian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies175,000 [11]
IndiaRBI Monetary Museum, Numismatic Museum, Fort Mumbai, [15]
IndiaShri Mudra Nidhi Coin Museum, Numismatic Museum
IndiaCoin Museum Corp Bank, located at Udupi (Karnataka)[16]
IndonesiaJakartaBank Indonesia Museum Collection : Money
IndonesiaPurbalinggaMuseum Uang Purbalingga
IranTehranMalek National Museum of Iran
IranTehranTehran Coin Museum [12]
IranTehranMoney Museum [13]
IranMashhadAstan Quds Razavi Central Museum
IranKermanGanjali Khan Mint Museum
IsraelJerusalemIsrael Museum
ItalyFlorenceMuseo della Moneta a Firenze
ItalyFlorenceNational Archaeological Museum in Florence
ItalyLuccaLucca Mint/Zecca di Lucca
ItalyNaplesNaples National Archaeological Museum
ItalyRomeNational Museum of Rome Crypta Balbi/Museo Nazionale Romano: Crypta Balbi
ItalyRomeBanca d'ItaliaSchool groups only and by appointment only. Banca d'Italia Museo della Moneta
JapanTokyoBank of Japan Money – IMES BOJ Currency Museum
MalaysiaKuala LumpurBank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery
MexicoMexico CityCasa de Moneda de México
NetherlandsHaarlemTeylers Museum17,000 8,500
NetherlandsAmsterdamNationale Numismatische Collectie/De Nederlandsche Bank400,000 [14]
NetherlandsRotterdamNederlands Economisch Penningenkabinet (NEPK) 2,800 [15]
NetherlandsLeidenRijksmuseum van Oudheden
  NepalKathmanduNational Museum of Nepal
North MacedoniaSkopjeNarodna Banka na Republika Severna Makedonija
NorwayOsloMuseum of Cultural History, Oslo250,000 [16]
ParaguayAsunciónNumismatica Independencia
PakistanKarachiSBP Museum
PakistanNational Museum of Pakistan58,000
PakistanLahore Museum
PakistanPeshawar Museum8,625
PakistanTaxila Site Museum
PeruLimaMuseo Numismático del Perú
PhilippinesManilaMuseo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
PolandWarsawNational Museum, Warsaw
PolandKrakówThe Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum
PortugalLisbonMuseu Numismático Português
QatarDohaSheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
RomaniaBucharestThe Museum of the National Bank of Romania
RussiaSaint PetersburgHermitage Museum1,125,000 [17]
SerbiaBelgradeNational Bank of Serbia (Народна Банка Србије)
SingaporeSingaporeSingapore Coins and Notes Museum
SlovakiaKošiceThe Košice Gold Treasure Eastern Slovak Museum
South AfricaJohannesburgAbsa Money Museum
SpainMadridMuseo Casa de la MonedaArchived 2020-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
SpainBarcelonaMuseu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, numismatic collection
SurinameParamariboNumismatic Museum of the Centrale Bank van Suriname
SwedenStockholmRoyal Coin Cabinet650,000 [18]
SwedenUppsalaUppsala University Coin Cabinet40,000 [19]
 SwitzerlandZürichMoney Museum
ThailandBangkokPavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and Coinse-museum
Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainCentral Bank of Trinidad and Tobagomuseum
TurkeyAnkaraCBRT Numismatics Museum
TurkmenistanSaparamyrat Türkmenbaşy National Museum of Turkmenistan, Unknown Collection
TurkmenistanAshgabat Ashgabat National Museum of History, Unknown Collection
UkraineOdesaOdesa Numismatics Museum3000
UkraineKyivNational Museum of the History of Ukraine120,000 100,000
UkraineKamianets-PodilskyiMuseum of Money
UkraineOstrohMuseum of Money
UkraineDniproMuseum of Ukrainian Coins 1100
UkraineOdesaOdesa Archaeological Museum55,000
UkraineFeodosiaFeodosia Money Museum30,000
UzbekistanBukharaBukhara State Museum, Unknown Collection
UzbekistanCentral Bank of Uzbekistan, Minor Collection 400+ coins
UzbekistanShahrisabzShahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture, Minor Collection
UzbekistanState Museum of History of Uzbekistan. Unknown Collection
United KingdomOxfordAshmolean Museum333,000
United KingdomLondonBank of England Museum10,000+ [20]
United KingdomBirminghamBarber Institute of Fine Arts16,000 [21]
United KingdomLondonBritish Museum Department of Coins and Medals800,000 [22]
United KingdomCambridgeFitzwilliam Museum200,000 [23]
United KingdomGlasgowHunterian Museum and Art Gallery70,000 [24]
United KingdomLeedsLeeds University Library Special Collections20,000 [25]
United KingdomManchesterManchester Museum50,000+ 40,000 [26]
United KingdomEdinburghMuseum on the Mound
United KingdomLlantrisantRoyal Mint Museum140,000+
  • including; 80,000 coins
  • 12,000 medals
  • 8,000 volumes
  • 30,000 master tools and dies
  • 10,000 photographs and negatives
80,000 [27][28]
United KingdomLiverpoolWorld Museum18,000
  • including; 1,400 medals
  • 3,000 tokens & misc
7,450 [29]
United StatesColorado Springs, ColoradoAmerican Numismatic Association Money Museum275,000 [30]
United StatesNew Haven, ConnecticutYale University Art Gallery Numismatic Collection120,000 [31]
United StatesWashington, D.C.Smithsonian InstitutionNational Numismatic Collection1,600,000 [32][33]
United StatesKansas City, MissouriThe Money Museum
United StatesCleveland, OhioLearning Center and Money Museum
United StatesManchester, New HampshireAmerica's Credit Union Museum
United StatesPrinceton, New JerseyPrinceton University Library Rare Books and Special Collections100,000 [34]
United StatesNew York City, New YorkAmerican Numismatic Society600,000 [35]
United StatesNew York City, New YorkMuseum of American Finance
United StatesOmaha, NebraskaDurham Museum
United StatesChapel Hill, North CarolinaNorth Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library10,000 [36]
United StatesCleveland, OhioLearning Center and Money Museum
VaticanVatican CityPhilatelic and Numismatic Museum/ Museo Filatelico e Numismatico

See also

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. ^http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20110527/105007.shtmlArchived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Museum Special: China Numismatic Museum CCTV News – CNTV English
  4. ^"Sala temporal 7A. Arte y moneda". Red Cultural del Banco de la República en Colombia. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^"History of the collection". Cabinet des Médailles. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  6. ^"Historical collections". www.monnaiedeparis.fr. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  7. ^"About the collections". euromuse.net. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  8. ^"Münzkabinett". Coin Cabinet in Royal Palace.
  9. ^"Collection - Numismatics". Historisches Museum Frankfurt. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  10. ^"Numismatic Museum Of Athens". athenskey.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  11. ^"Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies". inhcrf.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  12. ^fa:موزه سکه تهران
  13. ^fa:تماشاگه پول
  14. ^"Geldcollectie". www.denieuweschatkamer.nl. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  15. ^"Nederlands Economisch PenningKabinet | Erasmus University Library | Erasmus University Rotterdam". www.eur.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  16. ^"The Coin Cabinet". Museum of Cultural History, Oslo. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  17. ^"The Numismatic Department". hermitagemuseum.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  18. ^"Welcome to The Royal Coin Cabinet - National Museum of Economy". Royal Coin Cabinet. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  19. ^"Uppsala University Coin Cabinet". Uppsala University. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  20. ^"Explore the collection". www.bankofengland.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  21. ^"Coins at the Barber". The Barber Institute of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  22. ^The British Museum. "Department of Money and Medals".
  23. ^"Coins as an Historical Source". Fitzwilliam Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  24. ^"Coins and Medals". Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  25. ^Simon Glenn, Rediscovering a Forgotten Collection: Coins at the University of Leeds, American Numismatic Society Magazine 2020/3, pp.7-17. https://numismatics.org/pocketchange/ans-magazine-2020-3/Accessed 30 Aug 2024.
  26. ^"The Manchester Museum". moneyandmedals.org.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  27. ^"The collection today". Royal Mint Museum. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  28. ^"Inventory project update". Royal Mint Museum. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  29. ^"Numismatics". World Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  30. ^"Explore The ANA Vault Today". American Numismatic Association Money Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  31. ^"Numismatics at the Yale University Art Gallery". Yale University. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  32. ^"The National Numismatic Collection". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  33. ^"The Collection". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  34. ^"Princeton University Numismatic Collection". Princeton University. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  35. ^"American Numismatic Society". American Numismatic Society. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  36. ^"Historic Moneys in the North Carolina Collections". University of North Carolina. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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