- Address: Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, ul. St. Vincent, Port-of-Spain;
- Phone: (868) 625-4835;
- Website: http://www.central-bank.org.tt/node/23;
- Entrance fee: free of charge
Museum of money of the island of Trinidad and Tobago is the youngest in the world - it was founded only in 2004. It was opened by the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Central Bank of the State. The museum will please not only fans of money and collectors. His expositions are incredibly diverse, they feature coins and banknotes from all over the world, many interesting things from the history of monetary circulation are told.
What will you see in the museum?
The official name of this historic institution is the Money Museum - Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. Its halls are divided into three sections.
In the first section, tourists will get acquainted with the history of the origin and development of monetary circulation in the world. Among the exhibits of the first section are:
- a variety of items that served people as the equivalent of money in the early days of civilization;
- gold bars;
- first coins and banknotes.
The second section is devoted to the development of the monetary system of Trinidad and Tobago. Visitors will learn about the money of the country, get acquainted with the financial system of the state, the peculiarities of its functioning and changes in different epochs and years.
The last, third section is devoted to the determining role of the Central Bank in the formation of the modern monetary system of the republic, and also talks about the tasks facing the organization.
The exhibition halls are filled with unique exhibits, valuable for the world history of money.
How to get there?
The museum is located on the first floor of the Central Bank. To visit it, you need to go to the capital of the state city of Port-of-Spain and drive to St. Vincent
Opening hours of the museum
The Central Bank money museum of Trinidad and Tobago runs three days a week - its doors are open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. There is no fee for visiting.
For groups of thirty or more people organized tours are organized - their start at 9:30 and at 13:30. During an hour and a half inspection of the museum the guide will tell you about the history of money, will show interesting coins.
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