Kuala Lumpur’s Money Museum – The Heritage of Asian Coins
Asian Coins
Even though it was said that the love for money is the root from all evil, money is what drives the economy, like it or not. How money evolved in one country also determine how the nation evolved. During your visit to Asia, other than visiting Restaurants in Asia, learning about money evolution through the valuable historical heritages displayed by the collection of Asia Coins in Kuala Lumpur’s Money Museum would be enlightening. Reside on the property of Central Bank of Malaysia which located on Dato Onn Street, this museum function as repository for Malaysia’s numismatic heritage. Despite of its compact size, the interior layout of this museum has been carefully planned to present chronological flow of Malaysia’s numismatic history and development.
The first section of this museum is the Primitive Gallery, located right after the entrance. The entrance itself is a one hundred years old archway decorated with complex Arabic carvings.
The museum’s interior displays a dignified elegance through the generous usage of local hardwoods like nytoh and ramin. Primitive Gallery displaying cowry shells along with copper coins from Han Dynasty while Gallery E displaying colonial and pre-colonial money. The museum also have tin cockerel money From Kedah, sun ray shaped money tree from Terengganu, tin coin tree from Kelantan which was circulated together with three types of Kupang gold coins (Kijang, Sun Dinar and Arabic coins) among its collections.
The Museum also obtained the collection of coins from the period of Straits Settlements which was issued during 1871 until 1935, which extend over from Queen Victoria’s reign, King Edward VII to the reign of King George V. Straits Settlements banknotes which are highly adored by collectors are also displayed in Gallery E. Gallery F contain private tokens and banknotes collections. The Annexe Art Gallery will complete the tour over than 1.400 artworks, varies from sketches, paintings, prints and sculptures on display. Opening Hours are 09.00 until 16.30 From Monday to Friday and 9.00 to 12.00 on Saturday, and closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.