A Compendium Of Numismatic Displays In Museums Around The World (Evergreen)

One whole gallery at the Dali Theatre and Museum in Figueres Spain shows examples of his medallions. Somewhat obviously, one is titled, "Medalles-Monedes d'or". Others exhibits have medallions arranged into the shape of a cross, while others form a tower on a turtle. There is also a key with one medallion fitted into the handle. Shiny!

Only the tiniest bit of exonumia is visible at the Ethnological Museum of Barcelona (Museo Etnológico de Barcelona) in Spain. It is located a little down the hill from the Montjuic Castle in Barcelona.

In between WWI and WWII, Spain endured a civil war (1936-1939 AD) and following this time, the government introduced ration cards to regulate consumption of food and other basic commodities. According to a placard, rationing stayed in place until 1952.

No way I can keep up with the travels of @spence, but I spent last weekend in D.C., and have one unexpected, and some predictable things to post.
We went to the National Geographic Museum to see the exhibit on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and also checked out their current exhibit on the Titanic.
This 1906-O Morgan half is certainly the coin on the thread with the most morbid history. It was among the personal possessions of John Gill, who did not survive the sinking, but whose body was recovered in the subsequent weeks. Mr. Gill was buried at sea, and the contents of his pockets, including this coin, returned to his family (sorry for the crummy photo).

Very interesting, tdziemia!

Indeed I was having a hard time figuring out why I could never get a few of these to come into focus, yet others were quite sharp
Really enjoyed looking at the posts from your recent(?) travels (Middle East and SPain). Were you able to get to the SUnday morning coin & stamp market in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid? I still have a Spanish medieval I picked up there on my one and only trip to Madrid in 1980.

Very interesting!

Just down the road (rue du Saint-Esprit) from the Museum of Banking is the Museum of the City of Luxembourg AKA "Lëtzebuerg City Museum". Sadly, I don't have any pics from here either, but one thing that I really liked with the complete treatment of this region's 1000+ year history. For example, I learned that in 963 AD, Count Siegfried acquired the fort known as "Lucilinburhuc" on the River Alzette in trade from some for some land in the Ardennes. The first town wall was constructed toward the end of the 12th Century while in 1244 AD, the Countess Emesinde granted the city a Charter of Freedom. Starting in the mid 16th Century, this region has been passed around to several European rulers like a hot potato: Burgundy, Spain, France (under Louis XIV), Austria, France again, the Netherlands, and Germany. In 1839, it became a distinct country, although a bunch of French-speaking land was ceded to Belgium at this time.

For the numismatist, there are a few medieval coins on display as well as lead/cloth pilgrim badges and several medals from more recent important historic events.

Below you will find my earliest coin of Luxembourg--issued under the authority of Wenceslaus I between 1353 and 1383 AD. It is attributed as Roberts 7648 and Probst L150-1.

Hey @TM this is a perfect addition to this thread--thank you so much for your post. Not having been there myself, can you please clarify if this was the Gia Long Palace Museum or somewhere else? Also, in addition to the cast cash in the bottom pics, can you provide any commentary about the cut coins in your first pic?