Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies
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19°57′28″N 73°36′39″E / 19.957703°N 73.610941°E
Established | 1980 |
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Location | Nasik, Maharashtra. |
Type | Numismatic |
Director | Amiteshwar Jha |
Curator | Amiteshwar Jha |
Website | http://inhcrf.org/Public/Include/Home.aspx |
Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies is located near the town of Nasik in Maharashtra state of India. Known locally as the Money Museum it is primarily a research centre with one wing dedicated to a public gallery.
The Display
The Gallery has two displays. The first is a small display on the money of India drawn from the collection of the institute. The second is a display of the photographic work of K G Maheshwari.
Library
The IIRNS has the most important numismatic library in India. Available for use by scholars (the Institute also has guest houses) it includes both Indian and non-Indian numismatic works as well as slides, file cards, and other records of numismatic collections.
Publications
The institute publishes books on a variety of subjects but primarily in Numismatics.