Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies

Coordinates: 19°57′28″N 73°36′39″E / 19.957703°N 73.610941°E / 19.957703; 73.610941

Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies

Entrance to the IIRNS Museum Wing

Entrance to the Museum Wing
Established 1980
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.

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