The coin as announcement
A ruler's face reaching every hand.
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The palace is a museum complex rather than one museum: the New Green Vault, the Historic Green Vault, the Turkish Chamber, the Giant's Hall armoury, the Coin Cabinet and the print and drawing collection. A single combined ticket covers nearly all of them, except the Historic Green Vault, which needs a separate timed ticket because entry numbers are capped for climate reasons.
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The Münzkabinett in the Residenzschloss is one of the oldest coin collections in Europe: it began in the 1530s as the private cabinet of the Saxon princes and has never been broken up since — five centuries of continuous collecting in a single institution. The collection exceeds three hundred thousand pieces: Greek, Roman, Islamic and medieval coins, medals, banknotes, minting tools and seals. What is on display is necessarily a small part, but well chosen, shown in the palace tower with captions that tie each piece to the power that issued it. The idea the exhibition puts across well is that a coin is not only money but a political announcement: the ruler's face, title and state emblem reaching every hand in the realm. The cabinet belongs to the State Art Collections and is normally covered by the combined palace ticket, making it effectively a free addition for anyone visiting the Green Vault or the Turkish Chamber.
A ruler's face reaching every hand.
Usually covered by the combined ticket.
Residenzschloss, Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden