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good.
It is divided into three classes :
Zoology,
Mineralogy,
and
Herpetology.
The Zoological department is o p e n , gratis,
throughout the year every Sunday and Thursday
from I t — I o’clock; the H erpetological department,
every Tuesday from 1 1— 1 o’clock; but the M inera-
logical department, which formerly formed part o f
the Chamber o f Art, can only be view ed on Tues
days from 3— 5 o’clock between the 1st. o f May
and the 1st. o f Novr.
Det Kyl. Mønt- og Médaillé Cabinet,
The Royal Cabinet o f Coins and Medals,
in
Rosenborg Palace has existed since 178 4.
The
Coins are arranged into three classes:
The Danish
Coins; The Ancient Coins;
and,
The Foreign
Coins.
The Ancient Collection is the richest, the
number o f Coins amounting to above 2 0 ,0 0 0 .
The Num ismatic collection o f Copenhagen is
certainly interesting to the English antiquarian and
historian.
A ll the Mint Mastèrs of the Northern
world w e r e , from the commencement o f coinage
down to very late a g e s , Englishmen, as appears
from the coins and from the form or tracing o f
the characters : the M int Master’s nam e and lan
guage proclaim him an Englishman w ithout doubt.
A glance at Rudding and any subsequent Num is
matic w ill establish this as a fact.