Casa Nacional de la Moneda, Potosi Department, Bolivia

4.0 (628 reviews) Spent Ranking #4 in Potosi Speciality Museums

Todays Bitcoin, but started in 1572

At one time a mint that converted mined silver into coins, this comprehensive museum houses 20 galleries that cover everything in Potosi’s history, from Bolivian weapons to archaeology and, of course, the minting process.

Address

Calle Ayacucho , Potosi, Bolivia.

Mobile

+591 2 6222777

Website

http://www.casanacionaldemoneda.org.bo/

Email

[email protected]

Current local date and time now

Friday, May 10, 2024, 4:16

User Ratings

4.0 based on (628 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5Marco A 5:00 PM Sep 28, 2022
    One of the highlight of Potosi
    Visited at the opening time 9am, joined a tour in Spanish. 40 Bs foreign ticket + 20 Bs if you want permit to take pictures inside. Not sure if they run tours in English, and if so at what time. Anyway, super interesting, collection well preserved. Left knowing more about the mint process in particular at the time coins were made in Potosi when silver was still found in the nearby mine. Knowledge that complement a tour of the mines.
  • 4ped_anip 5:00 PM Feb 25, 2023
    Very interesting museum but an unnecessary too long tour
    The museum is only accesible with a tour, which is included in the price. It is in Spanish and the group is up to 30 people. The tour is a bit too long, over 1h 30min. There are very interesting rooms about the coin's making and lamination, the different wood and steam machines, the mules' room and inner courtyard. But there are also some less interesting rooms that take too much time in the visit. The guide was very knowledgeable. Unfortunately, we have to pay an extra fee to take pictures.

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