Musee de la Monnaie

By on 01/09/2010 in Attractions, Paris

Musee de la Monnaie entrance

Musee de la Monnaie entrance view

The French political history is directly related to the management of money, sinews of war. Already Charlemagne had felt the need to centralize the issue of coins in his palace, and it is by the edict of 864 that Charles the Bald defense is to manufacture coins any place except at the Palace. Attached to the Ministry of Finance since the Acts of 22 and 23 year vendemiaire IV (September 1796), the management of coins and medals manages the coinage. It also manages the Mint Museum since its inception in 1988. Home to 2000

Inside View of Musee de la Monnaie in Paris

Inside View of Musee de la Monnaie in Paris

coins, 450 medals and tokens of historic machinery and equipment, archival documents, paintings, carvings, stained glass and sculptures, the museum is a true presentation of thehistory of France from the Renaissance to today . Located in the Hotel de la Monnaie, he traces the history of making money with exhibits in their contexts political, economic, sociocultural and technical. The museum organizes also tours and activities, designed especially to youth, exhibitions, private sales, concerts, and market enthusiasts coins and medals. Since 2003, management launches competitions themed open to writers, graphic designers, illustrators and artists whose works enrich the artistic production of the artisans of the arts and engravers.

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