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Casa de la Moneda Museum
The Casa de la Moneda Museum is considered to be one of the most important museums of its kind in the world. The wealth of its collections, its extensive facilities and the scientific development in the field of research and culture that is generated within its walls, make the Museum a one-of-a-kind place from which to learn about the world of money.
A stroll through the rooms
The Casa de la Moneda Museum invites the general public to trace the history of money from its origins, taking in the different ways it has been produced throughout the ages.
The different rooms will reveal to the visitor important collections of numismatics, philately and pre-philately, of banknotes and other means of payment, of lottery and gaming tickets, plus a historical library, an artistic collection, and manufacturing machinery and tools utilized by the Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre-Real Casa de la Moneda (Royal Spanish Mint).
Its history
The origins of the Museum date back to the eighteenth century and are closely linked to the figure of Tomás Francisco Prieto, Master Engraver to the Mints of King Charles III, and the Director of Intaglio Engraving at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Prieto was also the founder, in 1771, of a School of Engraving where training was given to the artists who would later ply their skill in the Mints of Spain and the Indies.
The collection of drawings, engravings, antique books, coins and medals assembled by Prieto for the instruction of his pupils, and bought by King Charles III, became after his death in 1783 the initial nucleus of the Museum. This has gradually been enlarged with successive acquisitions and donations, in addition to sample copies of the different products that are made in the FNMT-RCM.
The original collection of the Casa de la Moneda Museum was shown to the public for the first time during the reign of Isabella II, in 1867, in the former Spanish Mint building located in the Plaza de Colón. There it remained until 1964, when it was brought to its current accommodation.
