Currency Museum
The Currency Museum is located in the historic Yellow House, considered the oldest building in Maputo, built in 1860 with Indo-Portuguese architecture. Managed by Eduardo Mondlane University, the museum was inaugurated…
About the venue
The Currency Museum is located in the historic Yellow House, considered the oldest building in Maputo, built in 1860 with Indo-Portuguese architecture. Managed by Eduardo Mondlane University, the museum was inaugurated on June 15, 1981 to celebrate the first anniversary of the creation of the Metical, the Mozambican national currency
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More than 4300 coins, notes, medals and monetary pieces, including about 1000 related to Mozambique
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Objects used in direct commercial exchanges before the existence of currency, such as salt, cattle, ivory, fabrics, shells and hoes
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Exhibition of items such as "M'xudos", "Handas", hoes and "Tésseras", which also had decorative or ritualistic value
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Maps illustrating the historical trade routes within the country
Facilities
Manager
Elcídio Bila
Manager of this venue
Elcídio Bila é jornalista, escritor, editor, empreendedor e activista cultural, colaborando, actualmente, com a plataforma crossmedia Entre Aspas, sob gestão da Tindziva – Comunicação & Ideias, empresa de comunicação e relações públicas, cujo é fundador e dir…
Location
Get directionsThe Currency Museum is located at Praça 25 de Junho x Rua Consiglieri Pedroso, in the heart of Maputo, Mozambique. It is close to landmarks such as: 1st PRM Squad Standard Totta Bank of Mozambique Building Maputo Fortress (about 210 meters away)
