Bangladesh Bank Taka Museum

Bangladesh Bank Taka Museum
টাকা জাদুঘর
Former name	Bangladesh Bank Currency Museum
Established	5 October 2013; 9 years ago
Location	Mirpur-2, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates	23°48.7′N 90°21.34′E / 23.8117°N 90.35567°E
Type	Currency museum
Accreditation	ICOMON
Collections	Currency from the ancient to the modern period
Collection size	10,100 (2021)
Visitors	approx. 250 per day
Founder	Bangladesh Bank
Nearest parking	Available
Website	https://bb.org.bd/museum

Bangladesh Bank Taka Museum (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক টাকা জাদুঘর) is a numismatic museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh run by Bangladesh Bank.^[1]^[2] The museum displays the history of currency in Bangladesh from the ancient times to the present. It also displays the currencies of different countries of the world.

History

Taka Museum was first established as a Currency Museum in 2009 at the 3rd floor of the main building of Bangladesh Bank at Motijheel in Dhaka, Bangladesh. But it was not open to the general public.^[1]^[3] Considering the importance and necessity, Atiur Rahman, former governor of Bangladesh Bank, took the initiative to establish a full-fledged currency museum equipped with modern digital facilities, technology, architecture & art. Later on, Taka Museum was established in the Bangladesh Bank Training Academy in Mirpur, Dhaka on 5 October 2013 by Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.^[2]^[4]^[5]^[6] From then the museum is open to all.

Galleries

Gallery 1
Gallery 2
Gallery 3
Gallery 4

Collections

The total collection reaches to 10,100 in numbers at present (as of July 2021) including the metal and paper currency of Bangladesh from ancient to date and currencies from different countries of the world.

Silver punch-marked coin both sides
Gold coin of Kushana emperor both sides
Dolphin Coin of Olbia Thrace, 5th - 4th Centruries B.C.
Silver Coin of Indo-Greek both sides
Gold Coin of Delhi Sultan Alauddin Muhammad Khilji both sides
Half pice of Empress Victoria both sides

References

^ ^a ^b "Coins and currencies: Taka Museum makes history travel easier". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
^ ^a ^b Jahan, Nilima (2017-02-10). "The True Treasure Trove". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
^ "100 old coins handed over to Currency Museum". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
^ "Currency museum opens in Mirpur". The Daily Star. 2013-10-06. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
^ Mobarok, Fardaus; Rosul, Golam; Islam, Shariful (25 October 2016). "Currency museum extension hits snag". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
^ "BB to open Taka Jadughar in Oct". banglanews24.com. 2013-09-04. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.