Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan
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.
貨幣博物館 | |
 The Japan Currency Museum in Nihonbashi | |
| 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) |
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]
Gallery
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Wadōkaichin coin from 8th century Japan
Philoxenus Indo-Greek coin in the Indian square standard
Antialcidas wearing the kausia
References
- Edan Corkill, Bank of Japan Currency Museum invests in exhibition on wallets, Japan Times, 13 August 2010.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (in English)
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| Circulating currency |
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| Historical coinage |
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| Historical banknotes |
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