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The , formally known as the is a
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...
about
Japanese currency
Japanese currency has a history covering the period from the 8th century AD to the present. After the traditional usage of rice as a currency medium, Japan adopted currency systems and designs from China before developing a separate system of ...
located in front of the
Bank of Japan building in
Chūō,
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
.
The museum opened in November 1985.
[Edan Corkill]
Bank of Japan Currency Museum invests in exhibition on wallets
'' Japan Times'', 13 August 2010. In 2010, there was an exhibition of wallets from the Edo Period (1603–1867) and Meiji Era (1868–1912).
Gallery
File:Wadokaichin coin 8th century Japan.jpg, Wadōkaichin
, also romanized as ''Wadō-kaichin'' or called ''Wadō-kaihō'', is the oldest official Japanese currency, Japanese coinage, first mentioned for 29 August 708 on order of Empress Genmei. It was long considered to be the first type of coin prod ...
coin from 8th century Japan.
File:Philoxenus Indo Greek square coin.jpg, Philoxenus Indo-Greek
The Indo-Greek Kingdom, or Graeco-Indian Kingdom, also known historically as the Yavana Kingdom (Yavanarajya), was a Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom covering various parts of Afghanistan and the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent ( ...
coin in the Indian square standard.
File:Antialcidas Indo Greek coin.jpg, Antialcidas
Antialcidas Nikephoros ( grc, Ἀντιαλκίδας ὁ Νικηφόρος; epithet means "the Victorious", Brahmi: 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀢𑀲 ''Aṃtalikitasa'', in the Heliodorus Pillar) was a king of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, who re ...
wearing the kausia
The kausia ( grc, καυσία) was an ancient Macedonian flat hat. Background
It was worn during the Hellenistic period but perhaps even before the time of Alexander the Great and was later used as a protection against the sun by the poorer cl ...
.
See also
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Japanese currency
Japanese currency has a history covering the period from the 8th century AD to the present. After the traditional usage of rice as a currency medium, Japan adopted currency systems and designs from China before developing a separate system of ...
*
List of museums in Tokyo
References
External links
Official website
Official website
Buildings and structures in Chūō, Tokyo
Museums established in 1985
Museums in Tokyo
Bank museums
Numismatic museums in Asia
Bank of Japan
1985 establishments in Japan
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