Museum
Bank of Jamaica
4 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Desiree
August 4, 2018
The national mint and treasury houses a small Museum of Coins and Notes displaying Jamaican currency through the centuries, free!
Cecile Roberta
December 26, 2019
The national mint and treasury stands at the east end of Ocean Blvd, fronted by a tall concrete statue of Noel ‘Crab’ Nethersole (minister of finance from 1955 to 1969). Inside the bank building you’ll find a surprisingly absorbing museum displaying Jamaican currency through the centuries, and chronicling the history of money worldwide, from early bartering systems to the Chinese invention of coins and notes.
The national mint and treasury stands at the east end of Ocean Blvd, fronted by a tall concrete statue of Noel ‘Crab’ Nethersole (minister of finance from 1955 to 1969). Inside the bank building you’ll find a surprisingly absorbing museum displaying Jamaican currency through the centuries, and chron…
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Location
Nethersole Place
Kingston, Kingston Parish