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The Musée de la Monnaie is one of the homes of the French mint where money has been controlled, designed, and manufactured. It is one of the oldest French institutions, which can be dated back to sometime around 864 AD, the time of Charles the Bald.

The Museum of French Currency is a serious museum, which is devoted to the somewhat esoteric but historically and culturally fascinating subject of money and the way in which it has been made and controlled through history.

The Musée de la Monnaie was established in 1827 and today displays a collection of coins, medals, documents, engravings, and paintings. The museum also conducts workshops in which you can see coins being minted.

Located in an imposing mansion built in 1777, the Musée de la Monnaie tells the story of how the rulers fought to control the making of money and of how the techniques of coin striking developed over the centuries.

This is quite an important museum which goes beyond the mere practicalities of money making to consider the deeper, political motivations behind the process. Come discover the Museum of French Currency with the Paris Pass sightseeing card!