Thursday, September 27, 2007

Vatican opens new Stamp and Coin Museum

Vatican City, Sep 25, 2007 / 09:21 am (CNA).- This morning the opening ceremony was held for the new Philatelic and Numismatic (Stamp and Coin) Museum of Vatican City State, located within the Vatican Museums.

The new museum brings together all the stamps and coins minted in Vatican City State from 1929 to the present day. It includes a section containing sketches, printing plates, plaster models, bronze casts and other materials illustrating the various phases in the production of stamps and coins. ...

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