Money

These sculptures represent the general public's hopes and aspirations of financial prosperity.

This oversized tribute to the nation's tiniest coin highlights the value of small contributions.

Learn all about Taiwanese financial history from inside a former high-security vault.

Imitations of Chinese coins were minted here for foreign trade before Japan got its own currency.

The walls, tables, and much of the ceiling in this pizzeria are covered with $40,000 in $1 bills.

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

Regal guardians to one of the biggest banks in the world, symbols of Hong Kong's history and resilience.

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.

The erstwhile Portuguese Era mint house of Goa.

A massive portrait of Abraham Lincoln created with approximately 24,500 pennies.

Money may not grow on trees, but it can be dispensed by one.

Chronicling the history of Thailand’s unique currencies, from the silver “bullet money” to porcelain gambling tokens of various shapes.

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.