Money collection

Read aloud

De Nederlandsche Bank manages the largest money collection of the Netherlands. The collection comprises some 400,000 objects. These include coins, banknotes, medals, non-Western means of payment, die stamps, coin weights, and an extensive library. This collection is known as the National Numismatic Collection.

Building and sharing knowledge

DNB manages the National Numismatic Collection, but is not the sole owner of all objects. There are more owners, including the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. As part of our national cultural heritage, the National Numismatic Collection belongs to all of us. DNB also manages the NUMIS database and conducts research. De Nederlandsche Bank participates in various projects and contributes to national and international databases. The aim is to build and share knowledge. 

Read more about the money collection on De Nederlandsche Bank's De Nieuwe Schatkamer.site

Explore the collection

Learn about money from the past and present From March 2025, you can visit the exhibition with over 400 special objects at DNB. You can also view more than 100,000 objects in the online database. Most objects are safely stored in DNB’s secure facilities. You can make an appointment if you would like to see one of the objects in person for research purposes. 

Discover the collection live and online.

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