Cuiiiihra, the collrction at the librarv in I'nnchal 

 (Madeira), and a collection even in No\'a Goya 

 (Goa) are e\-idence of the interest in and alTection for 

 coins in this relalivelv small Latin nation. 



In Israel, the Kadnian Xuniismatic Museum of Tel 

 Aviv, under Aric Kindler, presents a series of exhibits 

 illustratint; the monetary history of that nation. 



The general upsurge in niunismatic interest which 

 took place after World War II can he noted also in 

 coiuitries bevond the Iron Curtain — Cl7,echoslo\akia, 

 Poland, Romania, Hungary. The trend there imds 

 expression in sc\'eral publications centered chiefly 

 around national academics or leading museiniis and 

 in the general tendency to reorganize public collec- 

 tions,'™ often the major repositories for private 

 collections. 



In the United States ecjual attention has been given 

 to the increase of study and reference collections and 

 to public exhibitions. Man\ small and lar'_;e coin 

 cxhiljits fill show rooms in mnseunrs, uni\crsities, 

 cultiu'al institutions, and e\en banks. The .American 



''" C;f. KlERSNowsKi. "The More Iiii|iiii i<<nt I'lililic Nmnis 

 matit Collections of Poland" (I'KjI). 



Xmnismatic Societx', with a large specialized stalf 

 concentrates mainly on building up its collections,''' 

 whereas other organizations, such as the Gha.sc Man- 

 h.ittan Bank (jr (he Mone\ Miisemn of the Detroit 

 National Bank, place their emphasis on t-\hiiiitions. 

 The oldest public collection in the coiinli\, I he 

 cabinet oi ihe Philadelphia .Mini, was Ir.inslerred in 

 1923 to the .Smithsonian Institution in Washington 

 and became part of one of ihe lar'^est coin collections 

 on exhibit in the I nited St.iics and peih.ips in the 

 entire woild. Located in die I nited States X.uion.il 

 Miiseujii of tlie Smithsoni.m. ihis exhibit is .irr.mued 

 to illustrate not onh the e\olulion of nioni-\ in ihe 

 world bin also histcjrv .is il is rellected in coins. 'I he 

 exliibit is visited \c,nl\ by millions ol people. 



NUMISMATICS IN THE UNIVHRSITI I'S 



.\s an academic disi i|)line. n\unismalics had .an 

 earlv beginning in I J.vS in 1 I.ille. ( Germany, with 

 )ohann 11. .Schnlze's ■■c(ille'.;mm pri\,nmn." I'or a 

 long time .ilierw.ud, ho\\i'\er, the discipline lound 



la See .\i>i rsoN, Anuiiifiu .Xuuii^nmtii' S(tcirly (I'J.SO). 



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