Museu da Moeda

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The Museu da Moeda (German: Museum of Money ) is an underground structure below the Praça Saidy Mingas on Avenida 4 de Fevereiro in the center of the Angolan capital Luanda . It was inaugurated in May 2016. The museum is bounded to the north by the Bay of Luanda, to the west by the 100 m high Kianda Towers, to the east by the National Bank of Angola and to the south by the Banco de Poupança e Crédito . With an area of ​​4425 m² it has rooms for permanent and changing exhibitions, an amphitheater , a cloakroom, a cafeteria and a souvenir shop.

history

When the museum was being planned, the suburb of Talatona was originally intended as the location. However, it was decided to have a more visible presence on the magnificent avenue Avenida 4 de Fevereiro (Marginal) in the historic old town, alongside other important banking houses. Due to the lack of space at this point and in order to preserve the historic Praça , an underground construction was decided. At the entrance there are only four futuristically designed metal awnings. Construction began by the Portuguese company Grupo Confrasilvas in March 2013 and was completed in two and a half years. All building materials come from Angola. The limestone was sourced from Benguela , the wood from Uíge , the granite from Huíla and the marble from Namibe .

collection

The exhibits include the currency units that were used as a medium of exchange in Angola before the Portuguese colonial era, such as necklaces made of snail shells or shells, pearl necklaces made of bones, teeth or aromatic roots, individual cowrie shells - called zimbu - which were later made by Panos - small pieces of fabric palm fibers - which were brought to Angola by merchants from the Kingdom of Congo and the Kingdom of Loango , salt formed into stones or bars, ivory - which appeared as a means of payment from the end of the 16th century - and small copper crosses - used by the blacksmiths Used in the manufacture of knives, arrows, picks, cups and other utensils - as well as the metal coins introduced by Governor Jacques de Magalhães in 1694 - the Macuta - as well as the first paper money, which was distributed in 1864 with the establishment of the Portuguese Overseas Bank , which from 1910 the "Vasco da Gama" and 1926 by the "Angolares" was replaced de - which issued the newly created Banco de Angola - until Portugal introduced the common currency Escudo in 1953 . To visit as well, the first notes of independent Angola - in 1977 introduced Kwanzas - the 1990, by the Novo Kwanza 1995 by Kwanza Reajustado and 2013, in turn replaced by the Kwanza.

Visitors

In the first three years after opening, the museum received 225,000 visitors. The main visitors include schoolchildren, students and scientists from home and abroad.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tallest buildings in Luanda emporis.com , accessed on March 7, 2020 (English)
  2. ↑ Abriu Museu da Moeda jornaldeangola.sapo.ao , May 7, 2016, accessed on March 7, 2020 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Museu da Moeda - More light, more shine ttc.technology.de , accessed on March 7, 2020 (German)
  4. ↑ Moeda Metálica e Fiduciária em Angola museudamoeda.bna.ao , accessed on March 7, 2020 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Moeda Nacional continua robusta jornaldeangola.sapo.ao , January 9, 2014, accessed March 7, 2020 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Abriu Museu da Moeda jornaldeangola.sapo.ao , May 7, 2016, accessed on March 7, 2020 (Portuguese)
  7. ↑ A Historia da Moeda museudamoeda.bna.ao , accessed on March 7, 2020 (Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Museu da Moeda com muitas visitas jornaldeangola.sapo.ao , May 9, 2019, accessed on March 7, 2020 (Portuguese)

Coordinates: 8 ° 48 ′ 39.6 ″  S , 13 ° 14 ′ 0.2 ″  E