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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday
inaugurated its money museum to celebrate Pakistan’s wider economic and
banking history, as well as the origins and role of the SBP.The concept
of the museum was to show origin of money right from cowrie shell to
credit cards.
Dr Ishrat Husain, Director of the Institute of Business Administration
and former SBP governor, on the occasion praised the opening of such
museum and said it was a collective effort.
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He said that project was started during his tenure, which was continued
by following governors. He urged the SBP officials to own the memorial.
SBP governor Shahid H. Kardar praised the efforts of the contributors
for materialising the existence of the museum. He said, “money itself is
a great achievement of mankind.”
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Dr. Asma Ibrahim, Director, Museum & Art Gallery, SBP said that the
collections in the museum are exceptional. She said that SBP is going to
unveil Sadequain’s murals not seen by the public before this day. She
said that our collections span over 2,500 years from all corners of the
subcontinent.
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The museum comprises of Coin Galleries, Stamp Gallery, Currency Gallery,
History of State Bank, Governors’ Gallery, and Art Gallery. The ‘Art
Gallery’ of the museum displays Sadequain’s murals and other rare
paintings.
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