Money is an intrinsic component
of the cultural heritage of a country mirroring its socio-economic
history. India was one of the earliest issuers of coinage
in the world and has been home to many-a-monetary experiment
recorded in history.
The RBI Monetary Museum aims
at documenting and preserving this heritage. The Museum proposes
to put in place permanent, temporary and itinerant exhibits
of the representative coinage of India, paper currency, gold
bars as well as financial instruments and curiosities down
the ages. It also aims at stimulating research and study on
the evolution of money around the Indian Ocean Rim and disseminating
information to the Public anent currency & finance.
The matter appearing on this
site is merely for information and may not be construed as
data published by the Reserve Bank. Information, viewer contributions
and correspondence may be addressed to museum@rbi.org.in.