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St Paul's Churchyard,
London, EC4M 8BX

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Photo: Roman gold bars
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Gold and the Bank of England

Fri 22 Jun to Sat 10 Nov

Bank of England Museum

Bartholomew Lane

London

EC2R 8AH


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T: 020 7601 5545

E: museum@bankofengland.co.uk

W: www.bankofengland.co.uk


Visitor Information

10am-5pm Mon-Sat
Free

Under its 1694 founding Charter, the Bank of England received a statutory right to trade in gold and the institution has been linked to the precious metal ever since. In the year of the Olympics, when the ultimate accolade of gold is given to the best of the world’s athletes, this exhibition examines the part gold has played during the Bank’s history and its role in relation to gold today.

On display are a rich mix of objects including coins, extremely rare Roman gold bars, historic banknotes (repayable in gold) along with the story of the Gold Standard and cartoons touching on gold. Finally there is the ‘Gold Experience’. Visitors will be able to enjoy a rare opportunity to try to lift a London bullion market bar weighing approximately 13kg of pure (99.95%) gold.