Currency Museumof the Bank of Canada
From teeth and bones, to coins and paper, humans have always loved trading currency. See the evolution of cash at this impressive gallery.
Fast Facts
- The Museum houses the largest institutional collection of Canadian money and monetary objects in the world, and chronicles the evolutionary of Canadian currency from pre-colonial times to the present.
- Exhibits trace the origins of money in different cultures around the world - from teeth and bones to coins and paper.
- One of the Museum's most popular attractions is a 3-ton Yap stone, used as currency in Micronesia.
- The Collector's Corner features some of the most rare Canadian and international coins and currency you'll see anywhere.
- A Discovery Room plays host to children's activities.
