Old Mint of Colombia
The Casa de Moneda de Colombia (Spanish for Colombian mint) is a Colombian currency museum based in the city of Bogotá. It was founded in 1621 as the mint ("casa de moneda" translates as "mint").[1] The current mint is known simply as the Fábrica de Moneda (coin factory).
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| Industry | Metalworking |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1621 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Colombia |
| Products | coins |
The Old Mint of Colombia is part of the Banrepcultural Network along with the Botero Museum, the Gold Museum, the Luis Ángel Arango Library, and the Miguel Urrutia Art Museum in Bogotá.[2]
See also
References
- (in Spanish) History of the Casa de Moneda Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "About Banrepcultural". Red Cultural del Banco de la República en Colombia. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
The cultural activity of Banco de la República extends as a network through 29 cities in the Colombian territory, and is carried out in the Gold Museum in Bogota, five Gold Museums in Armenia, Cali, Cartagena, Pasto and Santa Marta, the Ethnographic Museum in Leticia, the Luis Ángel Arango Library and the Casa Gómez Campuzano in Bogotá, the Library Network that extends through 28 Colombian cities, the Luis Ángel Arango Library Concert Hall, and Bogotá museums: Casa de Moneda, Botero Museum and, Miguel Urrutia Museum of Art (MAMU).
External links
- (in Spanish) Casa de Moneda
- (in Spanish) COLOMBIAN BANKNOTES AND COINS
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