Brief information on Ancient Coins Museum  

The Ancient Coins Museum consists of Deshengmen Archery Tower and Zhenwu Temple. It is a theme museum primarily emphasizing ancient Chinese coins and paper currency.  

With a history of more than 500 years dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Deshengmen Archery Tower features color paintings on its beams, pillars and arches.  

The reconstructed Zhenwu Temple displayed a wide range of Chinese currencies, including bronze coins, ancient silver noted and paper currency, all reflecting the social and political climate of the time.  
The museum will give visitors a much greater appreciation of Chinese currency and its cultural significance. Experts are also on hand to provide explanation, identification and background on the various forms of currency on display.

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Ancient Coins Museum if you plan to visit Ancient Coins Museum and have language problems.

   

Chinese Pinyin: Gu Dai Qian Bi Bo Wu Guan
Opening Times: 9:00-16:00 (closed on Monday)
Ticket Price: CNY 10
Address: Deshengmen Archery Tower, Middle North Er Huan Rd. Xicheng District
How to Get to: take bus No. 5, 27, 44, 55, 315, 345, 380, 815 or 919 and get down at Deshengmen stop, take Metro and get down at Jishuitan station.