- Address: Slottsbacken 6, 111 30 Stockholm, Sweden
- Phone: +46 8 519 553 00
- Website: myntkabinettet.se
- Working hours: from 11:00 to 17:00
Perhaps the main decoration of the capital district of Gamla Stan in the capital of Sweden is its oldest museum - the Royal Cabinet of Coins. Here is collected a huge collection of numismatic units used in the country at different times.
The founder of the museum
The Museum of Coins in Stockholm was created by the order of King Juhan III in 1572. The old coins were collected in order to recognize Sweden's right to an image on the state emblem of the three crowns. It turns out that this symbol was minted on money signs, beginning with the XIV century. The first inventory of museum exhibits was made in 1630, at that time it consisted of only 57 samples.
Museum collection
The exhibits of the Royal Cabinet of Coins are the basis of all the activities of the museum, which includes exhibitions and scientific research. Today, the Museum of Coins in Stockholm has collected over 600 thousand exhibits collected not only in Sweden, but also far beyond its borders.
The most numerous is considered the part consisting of various coins. The most valuable specimen is a plate made of copper, whose weight reaches 19.7 kg. The coin was made during the reign of Queen Cristina, roughly in 1644. Other payment means are included in the collection:
- banknotes;
- ethnographic money;
- bonds;
- certificates;
- shares.
A collection of medals is also considered valuable.
How are museum funds replenished?
New samples appear in the museum thanks to gifts, donations, presented by the inhabitants of the country. Some of the exhibits are bought at auctions, it is sought at the excavation sites. One of the significant acquisitions is the deal of 1974, when the management of the Royal Coin Office purchased the collection of the Banking Museum. Since then, the exhibition has acquired not only financial but also historical content.
How to get there?
You can reach the place by public transport . The nearest stop "Slottsbacken" is located in 15 minutes. walk from the museum. Here buses Nos. 2, 55, 76, 191, 195 arrive from different parts of Stockholm .