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House of the Money in Lima

House of the Money

Casa de la Moneda

Address
Jr. Junin 781
District
  • City Center
City (Peru)
Lima

In April 1561 Diego Lopez de Zuñiga asked the Spanish Crown for the authorization to establish a "currency house" in Lima to bring order to the various currencies issued in the country. The permission for unified silver coins was granted by Felipe II in August 1565. The production began almost immediately in the Government Palace and other places, later then as well in the "Casa de la Moneda".

This beautiful preserved mansion housed for some time the ancient "Tribunal Mayor de Cuentas" (main court of auditors or main court of accounts). Since 2004 one floor of the building is occupied by the Museo Numismatico del Perú (Numismatic Museum) with its amazing exhibition of fantastic ancient Peruvian coins and banknotes. The collection beautifully visualizes the history of money in Peru.

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May 2022
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1
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Virgin of Chapi celebration in Arequipa
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Date : Sunday, 01 May 2022
2
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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Date : Monday, 02 May 2022
3
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Festival of the Crosses
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Date : Tuesday, 03 May 2022
4
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Date : Wednesday, 04 May 2022
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Date : Thursday, 05 May 2022
6
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Date : Friday, 06 May 2022
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10:00
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Date : Saturday, 07 May 2022
8
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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9
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Date : Tuesday, 10 May 2022
11
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Date : Wednesday, 11 May 2022
12
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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Date : Thursday, 12 May 2022
13
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Date : Friday, 13 May 2022
14
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano 2022
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Date : Saturday, 14 May 2022
15
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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Date : Sunday, 15 May 2022
16
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
For the first time since the dinosaurs disappeared from our earth millions of years ago, the creatures of the Triassic Period return to Peru in the amazing exhibition “Dinosaurios Robotizados” (Robotic Dinosaurs).
Date : Monday, 16 May 2022
17
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
For the first time since the dinosaurs disappeared from our earth millions of years ago, the creatures of the Triassic Period return to Peru in the amazing exhibition “Dinosaurios Robotizados” (Robotic Dinosaurs).
Date : Tuesday, 17 May 2022
18
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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Date : Wednesday, 18 May 2022
19
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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Date : Thursday, 19 May 2022
20
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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Date : Friday, 20 May 2022
21
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
For the first time since the dinosaurs disappeared from our earth millions of years ago, the creatures of the Triassic Period return to Peru in the amazing exhibition “Dinosaurios Robotizados” (Robotic Dinosaurs).
Date : Saturday, 21 May 2022
22
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
For the first time since the dinosaurs disappeared from our earth millions of years ago, the creatures of the Triassic Period return to Peru in the amazing exhibition “Dinosaurios Robotizados” (Robotic Dinosaurs).
Date : Sunday, 22 May 2022
23
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
For the first time since the dinosaurs disappeared from our earth millions of years ago, the creatures of the Triassic Period return to Peru in the amazing exhibition “Dinosaurios Robotizados” (Robotic Dinosaurs).
Date : Monday, 23 May 2022
24
Casacor in Lima 2022
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For the first time since the dinosaurs disappeared from our earth millions of years ago, the creatures of the Triassic Period return to Peru in the amazing exhibition “Dinosaurios Robotizados” (Robotic Dinosaurs).
Date : Tuesday, 24 May 2022
25
Casacor in Lima 2022
Casacor which over the past nearly 3 decades developed into the most important and largest architecture, interior design and landscaping exhibition in Peru, is back after the forced Covid pause at a new location in Santiago de Surco, Lima.
Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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Clown Day in Lima - Dia del Payaso Peruano
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Date : Wednesday, 25 May 2022
26
Casacor in Lima 2022
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Date : Thursday, 26 May 2022
27
Casacor in Lima 2022
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Day of Native Languages in Peru
Peru celebrates the diversity of its native languages and cultural traditions on the Dia de las Lenguas Originarias (Day of the Native Languages).
Date : Friday, 27 May 2022
28
Casacor in Lima 2022
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Date : Saturday, 28 May 2022
29
Casacor in Lima 2022
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Dinosaurios Robotizados - Robotic Dinosaurs in Lima 2022
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Date : Sunday, 29 May 2022
30
Casacor in Lima 2022
Casacor which over the past nearly 3 decades developed into the most important and largest architecture, interior design and landscaping exhibition in Peru, is back after the forced Covid pause at a new location in Santiago de Surco, Lima.
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National Potato Day in Peru
On May 30 is National Potato Day in Peru, the day each year to pay homage and celebrate one of the most important food crops in the world originating in Peru.
Date : Monday, 30 May 2022
31
Casacor in Lima 2022
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Date : Tuesday, 31 May 2022

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