Welcome
to the Bavarian State Coin Collection
We are a public museum, research institute and library. We look forward to your visit and will be pleased to answer any questions you may have.
The insider’s tip in the Residenz
We welcome our visitors to the Residenz in the heart of Munich’s historic city centre all year round. Enter the Kapellenhof through the lions’ gate.
Bavarian State Coin Collection (Munich)
Residenzstraße 1, Residenz
80333 Munich
info@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
+49 (0) 89 227 22
Opening times
Tuesday to Sunday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Mondays
Open on Easter Monday and
Whit Monday
Entrance fees
Regular 3.00 € • Reduced 2.00 €
On Sundays 1.00 €
Admission is free for children and young people under the age of 18
Underground (U-Bahn)
U3/U4/U5/U6 to Odeonsplatz
Bus
No 100 or No 153 to Odeonsplatz
Walk
from Marienplatz about 10 minutes
Guided tours for adults and children
Our researchers and curators will be pleased to guide you round our exhibition rooms. You will learn about the history of coins, medals and much more. We respond individually to your questions and requested topics.
For nursery schools, school parties and other groups we offer guided tours geared to the needs of the specific age group. Children and adolescents have the opportunity to hold our exhibits in their hands and thus explore the origin of money by themselves.
For more information please contact info@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de or call +49 (0) 89 227 221.
Our Library
In the publicly accessible library of the Bavarian State Coin Collection, you may find abundant literature on coins, medals, paper money and token money, gems and seals. With over 35,000 titles, it is regarded as one of the most important establishments of its kind in the German-speaking world.
The collection, the origins of which date back to the 16th century, experienced substantial growth due to the amalgamation of the Munich and the Palatinate inventories (1777) and to the secularisation of the Bavarian monasteries (1803), but also heavy losses in the Second World War. Besides academic numismatic publications, major focus is placed on the catalogues of the coin trade. One particular feature are the minting ordinances intended for public display, showing the currency in circulation at the time in the form of engravings.
The associated archive stores among other things the written legacies of earlier directors and curators such as Franz Streber (1806–1864) and Heinrich Buchenau (1862–1931).
Opening times
Monday–Thursday • 9.00 a.m.– 4.00 p.m.
Friday • 9.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.
Our Publications
The Bavarian State Coin Collection regularly publishes exhibition and collection catalogues on various topics relating to numismatics and gemmology. These range from pre-coin commodity money up to the Euro coinage of today.
One main focus is the presentation of ancient Greek coins in the publication series “Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum”. The monumental volumes of the “Deutschen Schaumünzen des XVI. Jahrhunderts” (1929–1934) (German Medals of the Early 16th Century) by the former director of the collection Georg Habich (1868–1932) represent an indispensable work of reference to this day. The “Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte” (Annual of Numismatics and Monetary History) has been published as a periodical in collaboration with the Bavarian Numismatic Society since 1949, thus continuing the tradition of the “Mitteilungen” (Transactions), which were founded in 1881, and is regarded as the most important journal of this specialist field in Germany.
You may purchase recent publications from us at any time. Just come by or send us a message. We will be happy to send you the book you require.
Association of Friends
The Friends of the Bavarian State Coin Collection, whose office is located on the premises of the Coin Collection, has set its sights on supporting the academic and collecting activities of the museum.
The Association of Friends regularly organises lecture events in the library of the establishment followed by a social get-together. In recent years, the lecturers have included Torsten Bendschus, Alexander Demandt, Jörg Ernesti, Axel Filges, Wolfgang Hahn, Ursula Kampmann, Jörn Lang, Volker Leppin, Wolfgang Leschhorn, Ulrich Pfisterer, Helmut Rizzolli, Lorenz Seelig, Kathrin Siegl, Martin Wallraff, Johannes Wienand, Reinhard Wolters, Bernhard Woytek and Ruprecht Ziegler.
Membership fees and donations that are received for the Bavarian State Coin Collection by way of the Association of Friends are fully tax-deductible. Fees: Regular members: 50 €, family members: 20 €, students and school students: 20 €, legal entities: 250 €
If you are interested, please contact the head of the Association of Friends:
kay.ehling@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
Introducing ourselves
Academic Administration
Dr. Martin Hirsch
Director of the Collection
Medieval numismatics, Renaissance and Baroque medals, medieval and post-medieval gemstones
martin.hirsch@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
Prof. Dr. Kay Ehling
Senior Curator
Ancient and Byzantine coins, ancient gemstones, Association of Friends
kay.ehling@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
Office
General information
info@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
Library
bibliothek@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
Restoration Workshop
peter.maier@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
Photo studio
nicolai.kaestner@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de