Money museum in Anuradhapura

The second Money Museum of Central Bank of Sri Lanka will be opened in Anuradhapura, the Capital city of the North Central Province on September 5. This is located at the Central Bank Regional Office, at New Town, Anuradhapura.

The public including school children, as well as numismatists will be able to gain a wealth of information of money used in Sri Lanka since the third Century BC to date, as the exhibits in this museum endeavours to cover the entire period.

Ancient currencies, coins and notes used in the island under different colonial periods until the establishment of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, and notes and coins issued in various series by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka since 1951 (notes) and since 1963(coins) are some of the exhibits on display. The museum will be opened for the public from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., free of charge, daily.

The first museum of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was established at the Bank's Head Office building in Fort, Colombo in 1982. At present this museum has been relocated at the Centre for Banking Studies of the Central Bank at Sri Jayewardenapura Mawatha, Rajagiriya, and is popular among school children and numismatists.

The second Money Museum in Anuradhapura is expected to provide more opportunities to the general public, students and numismatists, especially in the North Central, Northern, Eastern and North Western provinces to gain knowledge and collect information of the history of money in Sri Lanka. Visitors and pilgrims to the Ancient Capital city could also benefit from a visit to the museum at Anuradhapura.