2 . C O I N S
C A B I N E T
RESIDENZSCHLOSS,
TASCHENBERG 2
In times of Pay Pal , credit cards and
digital coins – so - called BitCoins – cash
has increasingly vanished from everyday
life . At the same time special events ,
such as the minting of the five - euro coin
in 2016 , meet with unimagined interest .
The Dresden Münzkabinett brings
together a collection of approximately
300 , 000 objects , ranging from antiquity
to the present day .
In June 2015 , the Münzkabinett returned
to its original home in the
Residenzschloss with its long - awaited
permanent exhibition , designed around a
new concept . This reopening also marked
the completion of a further stage in the
reconstruction of the Dresden
Residenzschloss .
The Münzkabinett is one of Dresden ‘ s
oldest museums , dating back to the time
of Duke Georg the Bearded ( 1500 - 1539 ).
Over the following centuries , the electors
and kings of Saxony , particularly August
the Strong , his son continued to expand
the Münzkabinett through purchases and
gifts .