{"id":3789,"date":"2024-08-21T08:21:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T06:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/?post_type=oum-location&#038;p=3789"},"modified":"2024-10-22T09:09:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:09:04","slug":"reserve-bank-of-india-monetary-museum","status":"publish","type":"oum-location","link":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/en\/oum-location\/reserve-bank-of-india-monetary-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserve Bank of India Monetary Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3c7lhaex-71cd3bb7f0a0e33b632d89e909637101\">\n#top .flex_column.av-3c7lhaex-71cd3bb7f0a0e33b632d89e909637101{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-3c7lhaex-71cd3bb7f0a0e33b632d89e909637101{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"Inrto-News-Beitrag\"  class='flex_column av-3c7lhaex-71cd3bb7f0a0e33b632d89e909637101 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltwvy5l8-a33eb80b0c0788cb6e1fe2c2f9f83ee5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock beitragsueberschrift'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Reserve Bank of India Monetary Museum<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-3a88fv3t-20a2a5c48bdf0ead821196b53e12ae56 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3a88fv3t-20a2a5c48bdf0ead821196b53e12ae56\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-3a88fv3t-20a2a5c48bdf0ead821196b53e12ae56{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-3a88fv3t-20a2a5c48bdf0ead821196b53e12ae56{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-3a88fv3t-20a2a5c48bdf0ead821196b53e12ae56 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-34tgpvqx-7134e6f2b796d051f08faea9f2bece33\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-34tgpvqx-7134e6f2b796d051f08faea9f2bece33 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#fc0000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-34tgpvqx-7134e6f2b796d051f08faea9f2bece33 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Wenn es kein Logo gibt, wird diese Spalte einfach leer gelassen. Das Bild oben bitte l\u00f6schen.<br \/>\n(Dieser Text wird nicht dargestellt.)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ywi32yh-6bd868d0bb5c74e458dff6eb20ff542b\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-2ywi32yh-6bd868d0bb5c74e458dff6eb20ff542b{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-2ywi32yh-6bd868d0bb5c74e458dff6eb20ff542b{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-2ywi32yh-6bd868d0bb5c74e458dff6eb20ff542b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-acrv6pl-486ecc77b0a21c31cfbcbae7736ba4d5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Amar Building, Sir Pherozeshah Mehta<br \/>\nRoad, Fort<br \/>\nMumbai 400 001<br \/>\nTel: +91 22 2261 4043<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:museum@rbi.org.in\">museum@rbi.org.in<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbi.org.in\/scripts\/mc_geninfo.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.rbi.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\"  data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-2881 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2881\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='01' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-29-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><div class='av-image-copyright av-copyright-left'><span>\u00a9 Reserve Bank of India Monetary Museum<\/span><\/div><\/li><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-m2k3u2m7-936c0d169d46994665a6b65301bc4a44__1  slide-2 slide-even'><a href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\"  data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-2883 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2883\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='02' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-30-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><div class='av-image-copyright av-copyright-left'><span>\u00a9 Reserve Bank of India Monetary Museum<\/span><\/div><\/li><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-m2k3u2m7-936c0d169d46994665a6b65301bc4a44__2  slide-3 slide-odd'><a href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\"  data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-2885 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2885\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='03' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-25-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><div class='av-image-copyright av-copyright-left'><span>\u00a9 Reserve Bank of India Monetary Museum<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls' ><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide  avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='left-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello' tabindex='-1' title=\"Previous\"><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-1' 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The Museum has a collection of over 10,000 items of Indian coins, paper money, financial instruments, and numismatic curiosities. From these, over 1,500 items are on display to provide visitors with a view of India\u2019s currencies, their growth, and their emergence of modern day money.<\/p>\n<p>The Museum is divided into six galleries with graphic panels in English and Hindi that explain the evolution of money in India and the RBI\u2019s role as the nation\u2019s central banker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1f6afn3t-d4998e9ea4647fc8caec6e6bb19b687e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1f6afn3t-d4998e9ea4647fc8caec6e6bb19b687e{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1f6afn3t-d4998e9ea4647fc8caec6e6bb19b687e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-4qpl1kp-20cf6ab35925d630d314378df2de182c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Ideas, Concepts, and Curiosities<\/h2>\n<p>This first gallery shows how money has changed in both appearance and substance and evolved from barter to coins to the present-day banknotes and e-money. On display are forms of money in various shapes, sizes, metals, as well as miscellaneous curiosities including some of the world\u2019s smallest coins. Exhibits range from a neolithic axe to stored value cards. Here, visitors rediscover the many names of money, some of which are no longer used.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-j5d441l-37f4a6085b1e504bbd6e4679257755d6\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-j5d441l-37f4a6085b1e504bbd6e4679257755d6{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-j5d441l-37f4a6085b1e504bbd6e4679257755d6 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-13o1i2m1-ca3c563db35386be0270179efbcd5aac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Coinage<\/h2>\n<p>Visitors see a glimpse of the ancient punch-marked coins from the Gandhara, Avanti, Mauryan, and Magadhan empires that date from as early as the 6th century BC to coins of the present. Also on display are coins that represent the periods of India\u2019s ancient era, Medieval period, Princely States, regional powers, Indo-European companies (Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, French), British India, and the regular and commemorative coins of the Republic. The coins illustrate the rise and fall of empires, the evolution in art forms, and the advances in minting technology. There are also two interactive kiosks that can be used by visitors to check their numismatic knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fgih1kp-cf5255bf2b6b5048ae6d895edab77a67\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-fgih1kp-cf5255bf2b6b5048ae6d895edab77a67{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-fgih1kp-cf5255bf2b6b5048ae6d895edab77a67 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltww27hl-719b3e05b9cc7acb57e2621dfa6949f4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>From Coins to Paper Money<\/h2>\n<p>Here, visitors see the journey from coins to paper money. Also demonstrated is how society began accepting tokens of money in lieu of actual money, and how the concept of \u201cPromises to Pay\u201d originated. There is also a section devoted to \u201chundies\u201d\u2014the equivalent of checks used by India\u2019s indigenous bankers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-am328ah-c5f4543172f6f4c244340f966620fd58\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-am328ah-c5f4543172f6f4c244340f966620fd58{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-am328ah-c5f4543172f6f4c244340f966620fd58 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltww2m8i-62f2dbd2fe1a91febb0de2585843db76 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Know Your Currency<\/h2>\n<p>This gallery aims to spread public awareness about how currency is managed in India, the journey of the coins and banknotes from minting or printing to their destruction, and the features of the contemporary Mahatma Gandhi banknotes\u2014the series released starting in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Also in this area is a large paper money display with India\u2019s paper money dating back to the late 18th century. Shown are those notes issued by private banks, like the Bank of Bengal and the Bank of Bombay, British India notes with hand-made paper, and the Bank of Madras. There are also representative notes from the Princely States, like Hyderabad, and other territories, like Goa. In addition, on display are a variety of promissory notes, bills of exchange and checks as well as the entire range of Republic of India banknote issues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8x24q2h-57ef71f00212475cebd781d45bd1f8ed\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-8x24q2h-57ef71f00212475cebd781d45bd1f8ed{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-8x24q2h-57ef71f00212475cebd781d45bd1f8ed hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltww34l6-e6d5611da5967d314f9fac9fba573d0a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Banking, RBI and You<\/h2>\n<p>These last two galleries provide visitors a glimpse of the functions of India\u2019s central bank, its role in the economy, and how it touches the day-to-day life of the common man. The Mumbai branch of the Government of India Mint is located around the corner on Shahid Bhagat Singh Road.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-18r1bf95-e331a39c8e8e268648b803b5eb7aa24a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-18r1bf95-e331a39c8e8e268648b803b5eb7aa24a{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-18r1bf95-e331a39c8e8e268648b803b5eb7aa24a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltww4g1q-2fe27ac3f05ea19e5741497989c4fbd6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>This text was written by Howard M. 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