Numismatic collections
Numismatic collections are collections of coins, banknotes and other objects related to money, representing a fascinating field of numismatics. They include a variety of historical and artistic objects, presenting the cultural and economic wealth of societies over time.
Numismatic collections
The Kraków grosz
The Kraków grosz was put into circulation by Casimir the Great around 1367. In terms of weight and appearance it was modelled on the Prague groschen. This is evidenced by the graphic and compositional elements found on the coin: the inscription in a double rim, the crown on the obverse and the shape of the […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Numismatist’s Study
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Hemihekte
A small lump of ore known as Electrum, a natural alloy of gold and silver, is one of the smallest exhibits presented in the Money Centre. Due to the symbol impressed on this item, it is considered to be one of the first coins in the world. The emergence of this coin is dated back […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Antiquity – Middle Ages – Modernity
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Romanian polymer banknote of 20 leu
The polymer 20 leu commemorates Ecaterina Teodoroiu – a lieutenant in the Romanian army during World War I, and the first female lieutenant in the history of the Romanian army. The idea of depicting women on Romanian currency arose in 2018, when fashion journalist Janina Nectara created a list of 100 female figures, including Teodoroiu, […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Laboratory of Authenticity
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Gold bar
The gold bar is placed in a dedicated showcase with a cutout allowing visitors to hold it in their hand or lift it. The bars used for storing gold reserves by banks are standardized. This particular one weighs 400 troy ounces (the so-called Good Delivery standard). One troy ounce is approximately 31.1 grams. Therefore, the […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Vault
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Platmynt
A replica of a 17th-century copper coin weighing 19.7 kg and worth 10 riksdalers (equivalent to 10 thalers). Platmynts were large in size because their value had to correspond to dallers minted in silver. The functioning of platmynts is related to the issuance of paper money. In 1661, the private bank, Stockholms Banco was established. […]Exhibit available in the room:
Monetary Systems
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Bank of Poland’s banknote designs (1830-1865)
In the numismatic collection of Narodowy Bank Polski there is a folder decorated with a hand-made drawing of the national emblem of the Kingdom of Poland, depicting a black, two-headed Romanovs imperial eagle with a shield on its chest featuring a crowned white eagle and the inscription “Patterns and Designs of Paper Money of the […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Creator of Money and Money Production
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Pendant with a Bavarian thaler
A pendant with the so-called Madonnentaler from 1765, in a jewelry setting, belonging to the so-called numismatic jewelry. On the obverse of the thaler there is a draped bust of the Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian III Joseph, while the reverse shows the Virgin Mary with the Child, depicted in the type of Patrona Bavariae. Hence […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Antiquity – Middle Ages – Modernity
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Daric
A gold coin from ancient Persia, dated back to the 5th century BC. Its name comes from the name of the famous Persian king Darius I the Great from the Achaemenid dynasty, who was the first to mint such gold staters (coin denominations). Some, however, derive it from the Old Persian dari – meaning gold. […]The exhibit is available in the room:
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Banknote from the November Uprising
The one-zloty banknotes introduced into the circulation amounted to PLN 735,000. They were made on green-tinted paper, measuring 64 x 103 mm, sourced from the bank paper factory in Jeziorna near Warszawa, secured by a watermark showing the centrally placed digit “1”. The graphic design was created by Jan Minheymer, who was an engraver of […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Numismatist’s Study
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Half-Grivna
The half-grivna of Novgorod (½ grivna) dated back to the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries comes from the territory of former Ruthenia. The grivna is one of the medieval precious metals, in the shape of a bar or a rod, cast from high-purity silver. In the 11th–14th centuries, during the period of Ruthenia’s […]The exhibit is available in the room:
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Cash banknotes
Cash banknotes were introduced for circulation by the Bank of Poland in 1828. They were printed in 1824 on thin paper in four categories corresponding to their denominations. In category A. there were blue banknotes with a value of PLN 5, in category B. there were red ones with a value of PLN 10, in […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Central Bank
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Denarius of Mieszko II
In a showcase with the oldest Polish coins there is an interesting denarius. There is an ongoing dispute among medieval researchers about this seemingly unattractive coin. The denarius was once considered the oldest Polish coin, minted by the first ruler of the Polish country, Mieszko I (approx. 960–992). However, currently most researchers, including the author […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Numismatist’s Study
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Medals
The medals that can be admired at the Money Centre are a real treat for numismatists and researchers of the history of Poland. Made to commemorate important events and prominent figures across different domains, minted as decorations or awards for outstanding achievements, they are a testimony of times gone by. Among the collected medals, we […]The exhibit is available in the room:
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Florin
Florin (It: fiorini), minted in Florence in the 14th century, perhaps in 1308. Its name does not come from the name of the city, but from the image of a flower on the obverse. A flower in Latin is florus, in Italian it is fiore. From this comes the name of the city of Florence […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Antiquity – Middle Ages – Modernity
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Arts and crafts
Arts and crafts and utilitarian objects are valuable elements of our collections, complementing the history associated with money.
Arts and crafts
Treasury chest from the 18th century
The chest is a masterpiece of blacksmith art. The box weighing approximately 50 kilograms was made of steel plate and reinforced with iron rails. At the front there are two padlockable handles (fixed or movable metal handles placed on the chest, trunk, door or gate). A dummy lock was installed between them. What is most […]The exhibit is available in the room:
Vault
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Decorative coin case
A case for storing two types of small coins, that can be inserted and withdrawn using a spring mechanism. The cover has an embossed and partially gilded plant motif (a thistle branch with a flower) in the Art Nouveau style. In this case, there is no information about the origin of the gadget, however it […]The exhibit is available in the room:
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Mug dedicated to Rudolf Modrzejewski
A simple silver mug, covered with engraved inscriptions and decorated with ten coins. Although it is unattractive in form and does not attract attention like other vessels on the display, there is an interesting story behind it. The mug was dedicated and probably also offered to Rudolf Modrzejewski, the son of the famous Polish actress […]The exhibit is available in the room:
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Beam balance scale
A jewelry scale with a set of weights for modern gold coins, dated back to the 1780s, comes from the famous workshop of Johann Daniel vom Berg, from the former city of Lennep (today a district of Remscheid near Düsseldorf), which at that time belonged to Bavaria-Pfalz. The steel beam balance scale has a shape […]The exhibit is available in the room:
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