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Le Musée de la Monnaie (Coin Museum), Paris

The Hôtel des Monnaies (the Mint) is located in an imposing mansion built in 1777; it has been ever since Louis the XVI gathered all the state Coin Services in one spot. The Coin Museum itself was established in 1827, and displays a fine collection of coins, medals, documents, engravings and paintings. The Museum also conducts workshops on minting; on Tuesday and Friday at 2pm you can catch the coin metal craftsmen at work. Although the mint was moved again to Pessac (near Bordeaux) in 1973, weights and measures, medals, and limited-edition coins are still made here.

LOCATION: 11 quai de Conti, 75006 Paris. PHONE: 01-40-46-55-35.
HOURS: 11am - 5:30 pm Tues.-Fri., noon - 5:30 pm weekends.
ADMISSION: 20F. METRO: Pont-Neuf


Bibliography: Fodor's 99 Paris, Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., published in the U.S. by Random House, Inc., New York. Paris.org (web site).

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