Archive – Premonetary Forms of Money
A relic from Germany’s post-war era: a hoard of cigarette boxes
Time and again the happiness has been described a collector experiences when at a coin fair he finds the one, the small and seemingly insignificant object ... [ more ]
Money in Other Societies: Traditional Means of Payment from the Kuhn Collection – Part 1
In 2010 the MoneyMuseum in Zurich was able to acquire a part of the Kuhn collection. In order to facilitate the visitors’ approach to these odd means of payment a brochure has been issued, which we publish here by courtesy of the MoneyMuseum and the Sunflower Foundation... [ more ]
Money in Other Societies: Traditional Means of Payment from the Kuhn Collection – Part 2
In 2010 the MoneyMuseum in Zurich was able to acquire a part of the Kuhn collection. In order to facilitate the visitors’ approach to these odd means of payment a brochure has been issued, which we publish here by courtesy of the MoneyMuseum and the Sunflower Foundation... [ more ]
Money is what counts
A special exhibit of the Staatliche Münzsammlung (National Coin Collection) Munich
from November 5th, 2009, to May 2nd, 2010
Money – that is not only coins and banknotes but also very different objects according to culture. The cowry as currency, for example, looks on a much longer ...
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Numismatics in Jerusalem – Part 1
Actually, numismatics concentrates on quite a narrow space in Jerusalem. There is the Israel Museum, which accommodates beside its own collection the Israel Antiquities Authority as well. And only a fifteen minutes’ walk from there you will find the exhibition of the Bank of Israel. Follow us today to a visit at the Israel Museum. [ more ]
A relic from Germany’s post-war era: a hoard of cigarette boxes
Time and again the happiness has been described a collector experiences when at a coin fair he finds the one, the small and seemingly insignificant object ... [ more ]