My visit to RBI Museum in Kolkata

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_{Try and See How Heavy A Gold Bar Is}

Metallic money had drawbacks, such as, weight and transportation issues, especially for long distance trade. This led to the evolution of paper tokens.

_{The Original Vault Belonging To the Alliance Bank of Simla Has Been Transformed Into a Gold Reserve Exhibit}

The animal at the center of the Seal of the RBI is a lion or a tiger or some other animal. Learn about The Saga of our seal. Did you know that coins were once weighed instead of being counted. Discover the coin weighing scale and many more such tools.

_{Machine for Punching Holes in Old and Damaged Currency Notes}

There is also an exclusive area of games and fun awaiting you on the mezzanine floor. Have fun at the life-size Snakes and Ladder and the wheel of wisdom. Check out the research library for more in-depth information. Don't forget to check out the traditional bioscope where you will see the Journey of the currency note from its origin at the printing presses to its destruction at the RBI and enjoy the unique souvenir which you can take home made from yes shredded notes. At the end of the tour take a short quiz and check how much you have learned through this journey. If you're lucky you may also get a certificate of visit printed on the very same press which was used to print the government bonds.

_{Original 1907 Bond Printing Machine}

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