The Royal Coin Cabinet

Stockholm, Sweden

The Royal Coin Cabinet is a museum dedicated to the history of money. The museum includes exhibitions of coins, banknotes (the first in the world was issued in 1661 by Stockholms Banco), treasure hoards and piggy banks. Particularly notable are the oldest Swedish coin, a copper plate coin dating from Queen Christina's reign in 1644 that is thought at 19.7 kg to be the heaviest in the world, some of the Lohe treasure found in 1937 on Gamla Stan, Weimar Republic inflation currency and some Nobel prize medals.

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Ma’am Alice (6 months ago)
I learned a lot about economics and the history of money. You pay one entrance fee for both Swedish History Museum and Economy Museum as well.
Derek Veillard Matadort (8 months ago)
Amazing museum it’s really big and I learned a lot about Sweden’s history
Simon Eggi (8 months ago)
Entrance to an exhibit (or all of the exhibits, not sure) is free if you buy tickets to the History Museum, and it's worth it to walk through and read some. They have some interesting ideas and quite a few interactive stations, in English and Swedish. Definitely recommend stopping by if you already bought tickets for the history museum, if not, I would skip it.
PeA Scotte (2 years ago)
Four very talented young ladies performed pieces by Hans Zimmer framed by 5000 candle lights. Very atmospheric Historiska museet
Madli Noorkoiv (4 years ago)
Very interesting and nice exhibitions, both in English and in Swedish. So happy that it was also for free and the stuff was super lovely.
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