Museo de Numismatica - San Jose, Costa Rica - Science Museums on Waymarking.com

This Museum displays coins and paper currency from the area from pre-Columbian days to the present.
An old printing press is also on display.
Wikipedia's article on the accompanying Museum of Gold (visit link) has this paragraph about this Museum:

"The Museo Numismático (National Coin Museum) is also located in the same building on the ground level and features displays dating back to 1236, including coins, banknotes and unofficial items such as coffee tokens. The "Casa de Moneda" is also located on the ground level with information on the history of minting in Costa Rica and displays illustrating its development."

Name: Museo de Numismatica Location/Address: Plaza de la Cultura Central Avenue and 2nd Ave. San Jose, Costa Rica Web Site: [Web Link] Type/Specialty: Numismatics Theater: No Hours of operation: Daily 9:15a.m. – 5:00p.m. Admission Fee: 5500 Gift Shop: no Cafe/Restaurant: no Telephone Number: Not listed Agency/Ownership: Not listed Educational programs: Not listed Other Features: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   03/01/2013 Metro2 visited it