. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. tKi) f Â¥. Fi^. 44.âOld Elegance and Modern Simplicity in Coin Exhibitsâthe Mint Mu- seum in Paris and, opposite, the Royal Mint Cabinet in Stockholm (Div. of Nu- mismalics photo, left, and photo courtesy Kunglig Myntkabinettet, Stockholm). in RoiiH- under the title "\'ita dei nicdaslieri," not only iinolvcs major museum centers such as Naples and Rome, but also it spreads far out to CJeia, Syra- cuse, or Palermo in Sicily, and to Milan or Modcna in the north. Spain reafiirms its reputation in numismatics with a scries of important
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. tKi) f Â¥. Fi^. 44.âOld Elegance and Modern Simplicity in Coin Exhibitsâthe Mint Mu- seum in Paris and, opposite, the Royal Mint Cabinet in Stockholm (Div. of Nu- mismalics photo, left, and photo courtesy Kunglig Myntkabinettet, Stockholm). in RoiiH- under the title "\'ita dei nicdaslieri," not only iinolvcs major museum centers such as Naples and Rome, but also it spreads far out to CJeia, Syra- cuse, or Palermo in Sicily, and to Milan or Modcna in the north. Spain reafiirms its reputation in numismatics with a scries of important |)ul)lications, outstanding {)eri- odicals, and excellent coin exhihits. A'limisma, pub- lished since 1951 in Madrid, and Numarw Hispanico, issued from the same city since 1952, are only two examples of excellent jom-nals which de\ote their pages to scholarly research in Spanish and Latin American numismatics. Among the numerous Sjjan- ish public coin collections, one should mention at least the old and wealthy accumulation of ancient and medieval coins in the Museo Arqueologico Nacional in Madrid "â â " and the Gabincte Xuinis- matico dc Cataluna in Barcelona, with its very in- 160 For earlier pulolications of the museum, see Matku y Llopis, Calalogo de liis ponderales (1934) and Catalogo de las monrdas pretisigodas (1936); also Rivi ro. "'Kl Gabinetc numis- miitico del Musoo .Arqueologico dc Madrid" (1957). formative exhibit on the history of Spanish and world currencies.'"" At the present time, the Fabrica .\acional de Moneda y Timbre in Madrid is prepar- ing, under L. August and Fernando Gimeno Riia, a grandiose exhibit on the history of money and medallic art in .Spain. In Portugal, the numismatic tradition of the past centuries finds its expression in a continued interest in building up the public collections. A nation of only a little over eight jnillion people, Portugal can claim the honor of having a national coin museum. Since 1933
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