The Museum of the National Bank of Romania invites the public to discover the new display in one of its permanent exhibition sections, organized in the Marble Hall of the bank’s Old Palace.

The museum’s rich numismatic collections are brought into the spotlight by the showcase of more than 3,000 pieces of remarkable historic and artistic value, many of which have never been exhibited before.

The visitors will view 13 monetary hoards and hoard fragments, testimonies of the intense socio-political and economic activities that had taken place on the territory of present-day Romania from ancient to modern times. Among the most interesting hoards exhibited are the biggest hoard of drachms issued by the city of Histria in the 4^th century BC, a hoard fragment comprising 211 Koson type gold Dacian staters, the biggest hoard of aurei discovered in Romania so far, a hoard of more than 1,000 European gold and silver coins dating from the 14^th century or a hoard fragment of 92 lion-thalers, the forerunner of our national currency.

The new, contemporary and eye-catching, exhibition display also includes four remodeled vaults embedded in the pillars surrounding the Marble Hall. Here the visitors will admire over 1,000 pieces of the four anniversary issues of Kings Carol I, Ferdinand and Carol II. Each issue has a noteworthy feature: the only Romanian gold coin with fractional face value, the only coins with the effigy of King Ferdinand I, the first gold coins realized after the designs of a Romanian engraver or the rarest Romanian coins.

In a different segment of the exhibition, the Museum of the National Bank of Romania unveils to its visitors essential moments in the history of the national currency by showcasing Romanian coins and medals that also highlight the central bank’s role in the national history. These star-exhibits are displayed individually and bring together many superlatives in Romanian monetary history: the most valuable pieces in Romanian numismatics, the first coin with the name of our national currency, the Romanian coins with the highest denominations or the first “proof” issue.

The Museum of the National Bank of Romania invites the public to enter a treasury of knowledge where they will discover captivating stories and lesser known details about treasures of the Romanian numismatic past.