Bengkulu Museum collection 99 Old Money

MUSEUM Bengkulu now has a collection of old currency, which consists of 99 pieces of coins and paper. "The collection was included in the type numusmatika namely the currency or the like which serves as a medium of exchange period," said Head of the State Museum of Bengkulu Ahadin, Tuesday (13 / 7).
The item has four names of guilders, fluorine, rupiah and cents, which has a value of spending years of history and different.

Ahadin explained, for the currency there is 13 guilders types of fruit, fruit 31 florins, 54 rupiah fruit, a fruit and cents. Objects that have the historical value of the currency in which its emissions with the emission of guilders in 1833 by the Dutch.

Guilders of the total, only two pieces of the article is made of silver. Each show in 1833, and 1853, while others made of paper. This type of currency has a diameter of 3.5 cm, thickness 0.45 cm and weighs 40 grams.

In addition to the ancient currency, this museum also has a collection of decorations, symbols, official rank, and others such as stamp and stamp the entry on the type heraldika.

Total overall historical relics owned by the museum as much as 6070. But the number of collections have not increased that much tourist traffic to this region, until the tourism sector, the museum still needs to be increased again to the societies.

According Ahadin, necessary steps with emphasis on socialization through promotional brochures and other media, so that traveling in this area can grow the regional economy.

"Besides that historical knowledge should be increased for the younger generation to cultivate a sense of unity of nation and state," he added