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| location = Amar Building, Ground Floor<br>Sir Phirozshah Mehta Road<br>[[Fort, Mumbai]] - 400001
| type = [[Numismatics]], [[Economic history]]
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| collections = Ancient [[cowries]], coins, paper money, financial instruments
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'''RBI Monetary Museum''' or '''Reserve Bank of India Monetary Museum''' is a museum in [[Fort, Mumbai]] that covers the evolution of money in [[India]], from the earliest [[barter system]] and the use of [[cowries]] to [[paper money]], [[coins]], [[stock markets]] and modern-day electronic transactions.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/paper-bills-coins-and-money-through-the-ages/article23752969.ece|title=Paper bills, coins, and money through the ages|first=Sara|last=Vernekar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=May 2, 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

The museum was established under the educational programme by [[Reserve Bank of India]], India's central bank, in 2004 and was inaugurated by [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], the then President of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/tourist-spot-wealth-of-history-at-museum-of-money-3740798/|title=Tourist spot: Wealth of history at museum of money|date=November 7, 2016}}</ref> It was the first museum in the country devoted to [[economic history]] and [[numismatics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_ViewCurrencyPressRelease.aspx?Id=10860#:~:text=A.P.J.,Road%2C%20Fort%2C%20Mumbai.|title = Reserve Bank of India - Currency Press Releases}}</ref>

The collection, divided into six sections, has about 1,500 objects that include coins dating back to 6th-century BCE and from [[Indus Valley]], the [[Kushana Empire]], the [[Gupta period]] and the [[British Raj]]; ancient paper money from across India, [[China]] and [[Southeast Asia]]; financial instruments; and other interactive exhibits.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-for-kids-why-the-14-year-old-rbi-monetary-museum-is-worth-a-visit/19011170|title=Mumbai for Kids: Why the 14-year-old RBI Monetary Museum is worth a visit|date=February 3, 2018|website=mid-day}}</ref> Entry to the museum is free.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/mc_gallery.aspx Official page]
*[https://www.museumsofindia.org/museum/263/rbi-monetary-museum Museums of India - RBI Monetary Museum]

{{Reserve Bank of India}}

[[Category:Museums in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Numismatic museums in India]]
[[Category:Bank museums]]
[[Category:History museums in India]]
[[Category:Museums established in 2004]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2004]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Maharashtra]]
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[[Category:Financial history of India]]
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