Bangladesh Numismatic Collectors’ Society today handed over 100 coins of different eras to the Currency Museum of Bangladesh Bank, reports BSS.
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman received the old coins from general secretary of Bangladesh Numismatic Collectors’ Society and retired deputy conservator of forests MA Kashem at a simple ceremony held at the central bank building in the city.
The historically significant deposited coins included 48 of the Alauddin Hossain Shah era, 29 of Nasiruddin Nusrat Shah, four of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, five of Sikandar Shah, three of Siasuddin Azam Shah, three of Rukunuddin Barbak Shah, two of Nasiruddin Mahmud, one of Mahmud Shah, one of Shahjahan, two of Badsha Alamgir (II), one of Islam Shah and one of the Shah Alam era.
Expressing his appreciation in people of the society who are coming forward to enrich the collections of the Currency Museum of the bank, Dr Atiur Rahman said those institutions and individuals who would handover old coins as presents to the museum would be gladly accepted and the presenters would be properly recognised.
Work on converting the currency museum of Bangladesh Bank as a full-fledged “Taka Jadughar” on a large sphere is now going on by setting it up on the premises of Bangladesh Bank Training Academy.
Efforts are already on to collect old coins and install digital signage, touch screens, LCD monitors etc to equip the “Taka Jadughar” into a modern, prosperous, state of the art, rich in information and technology-based museum.
