{"id":4359,"date":"2024-08-20T10:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T08:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/oum-location\/currency-museum-of-the-bank-of-canada\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T08:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T06:46:47","slug":"currency-museum-of-the-bank-of-canada","status":"publish","type":"oum-location","link":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/en\/oum-location\/currency-museum-of-the-bank-of-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2xfpnfl5-a04bc8e9a4ccce2af0872b7a3642a351\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2xfpnfl5-a04bc8e9a4ccce2af0872b7a3642a351{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2xfpnfl5-a04bc8e9a4ccce2af0872b7a3642a351{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"Inrto-News-Beitrag\"  class='flex_column av-2xfpnfl5-a04bc8e9a4ccce2af0872b7a3642a351 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-ltmvtvlc-7805263f621c0523e832ebefca4ad6da '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock beitragsueberschrift'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-2s61ayjt-46b4abad3c58e95dbc444c017107a304 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2s61ayjt-46b4abad3c58e95dbc444c017107a304\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-2s61ayjt-46b4abad3c58e95dbc444c017107a304{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-2s61ayjt-46b4abad3c58e95dbc444c017107a304{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-2s61ayjt-46b4abad3c58e95dbc444c017107a304 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-9mubhrd-d2b375a69c76e353a03c51b6ee6514c3\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-9mubhrd-d2b375a69c76e353a03c51b6ee6514c3 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#fc0000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-9mubhrd-d2b375a69c76e353a03c51b6ee6514c3 '   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-2ibzj815-361470fc356e4cb639cebaadf40b4a66\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-2ibzj815-361470fc356e4cb639cebaadf40b4a66{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-2ibzj815-361470fc356e4cb639cebaadf40b4a66{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-2ibzj815-361470fc356e4cb639cebaadf40b4a66 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-ltmvw3k7-32e3bc4615c3fa5d6212bd76560c5e33 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>234 Wellington Street<br \/>\nOttawa, Ontario<br \/>\nCanada K1A 0G9<br \/>\nPhone: +1 (613) 782-8914<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:museum-musee@bankofcanada.ca\">museum-musee@bankofcanada.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca<\/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\/01-6-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-6-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-6-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-6-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-6-1-705x369.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-2573 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2573\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-6-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='01' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-6-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-6-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-6-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-6-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><div class='av-image-copyright av-copyright-left'><span>\u00a9 Howard M Berlin.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-m2lih09q-a12b52d5b66cac1defb6e32675090606__1  slide-2 slide-even'><a href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1-705x369.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-2571 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2571\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='02' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-8-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><div class='av-image-copyright av-copyright-left'><span>\u00a9 Howard M Berlin.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-m2lih09q-a12b52d5b66cac1defb6e32675090606__2  slide-3 slide-odd'><a href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1-705x369.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-2575 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2575\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='03' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03-3-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><div class='av-image-copyright av-copyright-left'><span>\u00a9 Courtesy of Heritage Auctions<\/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' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-1' role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<title 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0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Next<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-dots avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#1' class='goto-slide active' >1<\/a><a href='#2' class='goto-slide ' >2<\/a><a href='#3' class='goto-slide ' >3<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1e98a4fd-f38de7654272fafd9ba243527cd101c5\">\n#top .flex_column.av-1e98a4fd-f38de7654272fafd9ba243527cd101c5{\nmargin-top:6%;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-1e98a4fd-f38de7654272fafd9ba243527cd101c5{\nmargin-top:6%;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"Texte-Geschichte-Bestand-Aktivitaeten\"  class='flex_column av-1e98a4fd-f38de7654272fafd9ba243527cd101c5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltmvwh7b-c111e4e0bda7235d7216b85f113373fd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Canada&#8217;s National Currency Collection, with over 100,000 artifacts, is the largest and most complete collection of Canadian banknotes, coins, and money-related artifacts in the world. The Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada, the nation&#8217;s central bank, exhibits the National Currency Collection, and the collection supports the Museum&#8217;s mission to preserve Canada&#8217;s numismatic heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-174h3hrd-4caf28c7501962cf8836eda41db8d2e2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-174h3hrd-4caf28c7501962cf8836eda41db8d2e2{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-174h3hrd-4caf28c7501962cf8836eda41db8d2e2 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-ltmvwtg4-6a7e06c576178516355816e502665286 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Is this Money?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Once inside, visitors begin exploring with bilingual text (French and English) the Museum&#8217;s many areas, first with commodities once used as money. Some of the many strange items people used as money in different parts of the globe include: the huge Yap stone in the lobby, Liberian kissi pennies (flattened iron rods), Mexican cocoa beans, and Siberian tea blocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-13t5h04p-ef2bee9ea9c8454f56dc74d3895bded7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-13t5h04p-ef2bee9ea9c8454f56dc74d3895bded7{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-13t5h04p-ef2bee9ea9c8454f56dc74d3895bded7 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-ltmvygjj-efb722d05d30c998d5531398d61ada42 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>History of World Money<\/h2>\n<p>The evolution of monetary systems, supplemented with examples of coins and paper money, begins with the ancient Chinese who developed a system of coinage using cast bronze spade and knife money. Round and punch-marked coins from China and India are shown that preceded the first Western coins from Lydia.<\/p>\n<p>Specimens are then shown for the empires that followed: Persian, Greece, Republic and Imperial Rome, Byzantine, Sassasians, Islamic (Umayyads, Abbasids), the Carolingians, highlighted by Charlemagne&#8217;s \u00a3.D.s system, and the Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of coins from the many medieval European states, starting with the florin from Florence-the first important gold coin in 1252 to appear in Western Europe in centuries are displayed. This was followed by the Venetian ducat which was important for European trade up to the end of 14th century.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-yvfkxgp-c072f6214227753583d855c29f9bfd3a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-yvfkxgp-c072f6214227753583d855c29f9bfd3a{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-yvfkxgp-c072f6214227753583d855c29f9bfd3a 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-ltmvzgyl-5b3d1666fb669d420037f0ddbff950a1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Informational Panels<\/h2>\n<p>Several panels are quite informative-three of which are about the dollar: &#8220;Origin of the Dollar,&#8221; from the Joachimsthaler in Bohemia; &#8220;The Spanish-American Dollar,&#8221; the silver 8 reales; and &#8220;The Beginnings of the Decimal Dollar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another panel is about inflation, showing the high denomination banknotes of Russia, Greece, Germany, and Hungary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-u336qeh-87b7fd9823f67e111617f92edfde115f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-u336qeh-87b7fd9823f67e111617f92edfde115f{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-u336qeh-87b7fd9823f67e111617f92edfde115f 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-ltmw0fbv-bdee02cb4f51c720a6c45762e0b581d7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>History of Canadian Money<\/h2>\n<p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Being Canada&#8217;s premier collection, one should not miss this area detailing the evolution of Canada&#8217;s money and banking. Before coins, examples of shells, wampum, woolen blankets from Hudson&#8217;s Bay and other trading companies, and beaver pelts from the West Coast and Plains tribes used as money are exhibited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Until the 1850s, the pre-Confederation provinces did not have their own coinage, and accepted a variety of foreign coins: U.S., French, British, and Spanish. One of the most famous was the Prince Edward Island silver &#8220;holey&#8221; dollar. In 1813 due to a shortage of money, Spanish dollars, i.e., silver 8-reales coins, were center-hole punched and made equal to 5 shillings. The center plug was made equal to 1 shilling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A very comprehensive collection of Canadian banknotes is shown, which ranges from fractionals to the rarely seen $50,000 &#8220;bank legal&#8221; that were issued between 1918 and 1935.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qb57lt5-efe6958ea5cff288db9866745222e7c1\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-qb57lt5-efe6958ea5cff288db9866745222e7c1{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-qb57lt5-efe6958ea5cff288db9866745222e7c1 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-ltmw15za-0c35043fbe43b753c3915fb2d008e057 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>The Collector&#8217;s Corner<\/h2>\n<p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This area offers visitors a unique experience. It&#8217;s like visiting a bank vault where there are specimens from the National Currency Collection arranged in four different sections: Canadian banknotes, foreign banknotes, Canadian coins and tokens, and foreign coins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvisew9-ea2d3acc5a5c88da01c2bdf5c24f7e26\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mvisew9-ea2d3acc5a5c88da01c2bdf5c24f7e26{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mvisew9-ea2d3acc5a5c88da01c2bdf5c24f7e26 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-ltmw27b8-15d46c907565c6c4c5fa2b48b7d263a3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This text was written by Howard M. Berlin and first published in his book The Numismatourist in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">You can order his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dr-Howard-Berlin-Numismatourist-Worldwide\/dp\/B00RWU02F4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0070c0;\">numismatic guidebook at Amazon<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"TextA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numismatourist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0070c0;\">Howard M. 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