{"id":4365,"date":"2024-08-20T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T07:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/oum-location\/central-bank-of-bahrain-currency-museum\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T08:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T06:39:07","slug":"central-bank-of-bahrain-currency-museum","status":"publish","type":"oum-location","link":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/en\/oum-location\/central-bank-of-bahrain-currency-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Bank of Bahrain Currency Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-397s8hdy-b1f146c14c80473ab6244c3d6eedbe58\">\n#top .flex_column.av-397s8hdy-b1f146c14c80473ab6244c3d6eedbe58{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-397s8hdy-b1f146c14c80473ab6244c3d6eedbe58{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"Inrto-News-Beitrag\"  class='flex_column av-397s8hdy-b1f146c14c80473ab6244c3d6eedbe58 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-ltmt3xis-9bf55307f2dc5bdf9d46f410ff82eb7e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock beitragsueberschrift'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Central Bank of Bahrain Currency Museum<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-35rp55ja-32b9b8b12fd478480e2d33e27e5a11ea sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-35rp55ja-32b9b8b12fd478480e2d33e27e5a11ea\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-35rp55ja-32b9b8b12fd478480e2d33e27e5a11ea{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-35rp55ja-32b9b8b12fd478480e2d33e27e5a11ea{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-35rp55ja-32b9b8b12fd478480e2d33e27e5a11ea 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'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltmt48vj-dde59fec8e145baf243ff69d1e83c75d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ltmt48vj-dde59fec8e145baf243ff69d1e83c75d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ltmt48vj-dde59fec8e145baf243ff69d1e83c75d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ltmt48vj-dde59fec8e145baf243ff69d1e83c75d av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2551 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2551 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-3.jpg\" alt='' title='Logo'  height=\"450\" width=\"860\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-3.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-3-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-3-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-3-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-31nv3czq-8e2a8496585944e540800e54199ecb6e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-31nv3czq-8e2a8496585944e540800e54199ecb6e .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#fc0000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-31nv3czq-8e2a8496585944e540800e54199ecb6e '   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><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2v01kls6-ac88f6e7ca559812feb3e6461ffc23a3\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-2v01kls6-ac88f6e7ca559812feb3e6461ffc23a3{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-2v01kls6-ac88f6e7ca559812feb3e6461ffc23a3{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-2v01kls6-ac88f6e7ca559812feb3e6461ffc23a3 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  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-ltmt55kj-5ad3aa4317f08cf951278ef3e6ae6283 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Building 96, Road 1702<br \/>\nBlock 317, Diplomatic Area<br \/>\nManama<br \/>\nKingdom of Bahrain<br \/>\nPhone: +973 17 547777<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbb.gov.bh\/currency-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.cbb.gov.bh<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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H. 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The Museum traces the history of the currency in the Kingdom of Bahrain before and after the founding of Islam and the currencies issued by the Bahrain Currency Board, Bahrain Monetary Agency, and the CBB. It also displays Islamic coins as well as some official documents.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors are led through a multi-media tour of the currency history of Bahrain, demonstrating the central role it has played throughout the history of the Gulf.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1h7jxwjq-893a2129d8860b852e063847085f46fd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1h7jxwjq-893a2129d8860b852e063847085f46fd{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1h7jxwjq-893a2129d8860b852e063847085f46fd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  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-1bs500li-aab80624959007990046fc1213b92eb5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>The First Gold Dinar<\/h2>\n<p>Caliph \u2018Abd al-Malik bin Marwan introduced a new, purely Islamic coinage in 696 AD (77 AH). This new gold dinar can be seen at the beginning of the exhibition. It is one of only nine known, and bore only inscriptions from the Qur\u2019an and the date for the first time according to the Islamic Hijri calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Another display cabinet contains examples of very early Islamic coins with examples of the silver drachms struck during the Prophet Muhammad\u2019s lifetime (c. 570-632). Visitors can see the development of early Islamic coinage (945-1258 AD\/333-656 AH) and the Age of Islamic Empires (1258-1689 AD\/656-1100 AH).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gvyok3q-2f619b1cef4ac07edda7175320c57dd0\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-gvyok3q-2f619b1cef4ac07edda7175320c57dd0{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-gvyok3q-2f619b1cef4ac07edda7175320c57dd0 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  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-blw1ojq-a12770ba36f5d07299b588ec618d6e8b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Foreign Coins, 550 BC to 1950 AD<\/h2>\n<p>Additional cabinets display foreign coins that circulated in the Arabian Peninsula during the 2,500-year period from 550 BC to 1950 AD. These coins were widely used because they carried simple engravings such as pictures of a lion or a bull, or of kings and rulers which helped differentiate them.<\/p>\n<p>Bahrain used the coins of British India as its official currency during the middle of the 18th century. Otherwise, the most widely used coins in the Arab world during that period were the silver Maria Theresa thaler and the Indian copper paisa, examples of which are on display.<\/p>\n<p>World central banks and monetary agencies typically issue gold and silver coins and medals to commemorate local and international events. On display is a 1968 gold medal to mark the opening of Isa Town, and a 1971 gold medal to mark the independence of the State of Bahrain from Great Britain with other medals in the central section.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-746h7gm-5cb2bf2d1b499db2a9b577c91adacaad\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-746h7gm-5cb2bf2d1b499db2a9b577c91adacaad{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-746h7gm-5cb2bf2d1b499db2a9b577c91adacaad hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  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-13bh0mfa-ef74cfd1e7cff43b99a82f24b331d856 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Previous Monetary Authorities<\/h2>\n<p>The Museum also has a special gallery concentrating purely on the activities of the previous Bahrain Currency Board, Bahrain Monetary Agency, and the present CBB. The gallery includes cabinets containing specimens of Indian and Gulf banknotes and coins in circulation in Bahrain in addition to official documents issued by the CBB pertaining to the issue of Bahraini coins and banknotes.<\/p>\n<p>Shown are all the Indian and Gulf banknotes and coins which were in circulation between 1947 and 1965. A second cabinet covers the establishment of the Bahrain Currency Board and also a copy of the Amiri Decree announcing the issuance of the Bahraini dinar. There are also historical photographs of the exchange of the Gulf Rupee currency for the new Bahraini dinar at in 1965. The third cabinet relates to the establishment of the Bahrain Monetary Agency in 1973. It contains a copy of the Amiri Decree of 1973 relating to the formation of the Bahrain Monetary Agency.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its coins and Bahraini banknotes in the Museum, a new permanent stand of the first banknotes and coins issued by the central banks of all the Gulf Cooperation Council countries has been added.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16dsrayu-406ea6d0f18065176e4082a7cc48d593\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-16dsrayu-406ea6d0f18065176e4082a7cc48d593{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-16dsrayu-406ea6d0f18065176e4082a7cc48d593 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  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-ltmt8y1x-1cfec70a55ecc98025fe6d72974a4ddb '   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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