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ABOUT NUMISMATIC MUSEUM
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Fifty years ago, when the late Mario Odor was gardening in his yard, he came upon his first coin dating back to the late 18th century and thus began a collection that grown to more than 33,000 different coins and currencies dating back as far as 400 BC. Housed in an authentic cunucu house that was moved from the main street, the Numismatic Museum boasts showcases filled with coins primitive and strange, proof, counter-stamped, center-holed, scalloped, square, wooden, and over-struck, as well as errors, commemoratives, tokens and food coupons.
Peruse the means of exchange of the Roman Empire, Chinese dynasties, India and feudal European countries as well as money unique in shape and material, including cardboard, wood, leather, porcelain, baked clay, ivory, plastic or linen. Visitors can piece together the turbulent history of Aruba and the Caribbean through well-organized collections with informative commentaries.
The museum is situated next to the central bus station in Oranjestad and is open from Monday through Friday, 9 am – 4 pm, Saturday 8 am – 12 noon. Tel 582-8831. For more information, contact info@museumaruba.org or visit www.museumaruba.org |
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