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It is divided into th ree classes : Zoology,

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Mineralogy, and Herpetology.

T h e Z oological d e p artm en t is o p e n , gratis, th ro u g h o u t th e y e a r every S u n d ay and T h u rsd a y from I t — I o’clock; the H erpetological dep artm en t, ev ery T u esd ay from 1 1— 1 o’clo ck ; b u t the M in era- logical d e p artm e n t, w hich form erly form ed p a rt o f th e C ham b er o f A rt, can only be view ed on T u es­ days from 3— 5 o’clock betw een th e 1st. o f M ay and th e 1st. o f N ovr. Det Kyl. Mønt- og Médaillé Cabinet, The Royal Cabinet o f Coins and Medals, in R osen b o rg P alace h a s existed since 178 4. T h e Coins a re arran g ed into th ree classes: The Danish Coins; The Ancient Coins; and, The Foreign Coins. T h e A ncient Collection is the richest, the num b er o f Coins am ounting to abov e 2 0 ,0 0 0 . T h e N um ism atic collection o f C openhagen is certainly in teresting to the E nglish a n tiq u a ria n and h istorian. A ll the M int M astèrs of the N orthern w orld w e r e , from the comm encem ent o f coinage dow n to v ery late a g e s , E nglishm en, as ap p ears from th e coins and from the form or tracing o f th e ch aracters : th e M int M aster’s n am e and lan ­ guage p ro claim him an E ng lishm an w ith o u t doubt. A glance a t R udding and an y su b seq u en t N um is­ m atic w ill establish th is as a fact.