Description of the attraction
Potosi was the main city of South America during the time of the Spaniards. But very few people know about it. One of the best museums in Bolivia, the Mint, which is often called the American Escorial, will tell you about its significance in the life and history of the country. What you can not find here - ethnography, painting, Indian mummies from burials, and, of course, numismatics. The mint itself appeared in Potosi in 1773, before that it already had a predecessor. The building occupies an entire block and is located near the 10 November square in the very center of the city. In the museum you will see a unique collection of coins. Here you can see ancient coins of all ages and the machines that made them. The exposition of the mint is extremely varied. Minerals, originals of world famous painters, weapons, precious jewelry and antique cutlery. And next door, under glass, are several mummies. In order to finally defeat the tourist's imagination. The Mascaron mask became the symbol of the Mint, and then of the city of Potosi itself. The image of some unknown deity or person appeared in the courtyard in 1865. And to this day no one knows who this Mascaron is. There were many versions: deities of different peoples, outstanding Indians and famous colonizers of those times were called. According to one of the assumptions, an unknown master so humanized the appearance of the money itself.
