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The MoneyMuseum is one of the first currency museums to put its coin collection on the Internet. Its around 2,500 objects mainly document the history of Western key currencies but also give you an insight into the world of traditional means of payment. You can explore the collection either by using the individual Search options or by search for Periods. In the Library you will find interesting coin and picture tours. Apps, money tests and other attractive offers are at your disposal under Services.

MoneyMuseum at Hadlaubstrasse with new opening times
The MoneyMuseum at Hadlaubstrasse 106 in Zurich opens until further notice exclusively for guided tours in German after booking in advance. On the website of the Sunflower Foundation, the MoneyMuseum's umbrella organization, you will learn more about it ...

COIN COLLECTION: Liberia/Sierra Leone/Guinea, Kissi People, Kilindi (Kissi Penny), until Mid-20th Century

The name of this money is Kilindi. But because these rods were made by the Kissi people, the Europeans used to call them Kissi pennies. The Kissi people live in the hinterlands of Guinea, Liberia and ...


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COIN COLLECTION: Congo, Katanga Cross, until early 20th century

The Africans used various forms of metal money long before the Europeans arrived. Especially copper ore is frequent in Africa. It can often be exploited in surface mining. Hence metal currencies were ...


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COIN TOURS: The Aureus – A Golden Newspaper

By Aila de la Rive, © MoneyMuseum 2010 A portrait on the obverse and political programs on the reverse – that was what the gold coins of the Roman emperors usually looked like. The gold pieces of the...


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PICTURE TOURS: The MoneyMuseum Book Collection: Swiss Chronicles

© MoneyMuseum 2005 As the name implies, chronicles are works documenting events and facts in chronological order. At the same time they give insights into the political lives of communities, but al...


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