The Historical Collection

The historical collection includes coins, weapons- guns, Cretan knives, pistols. Also revolutionary flags, maps of Crete, objects from the Ottomans presence on the island, from the era of Autonomy, the Russian presence in Rethymno until the union with the rest of Greece in 1913. It also includes objects from the 1st World War, the Macedonian Strugle and the Battle of Crete and the German occupation.

Numismatic Collection

The Numismatic Collection includes ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Modern Greek coins, as well as coins issued by foreign states. Chronologically, it spans 24 centuries, from the 14th  century BC to the 20th  century AD.

The presentation of the numismatic collection

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The presentation of the numismatic collection

Venetian coin, Candia soldo, between 1650-1669

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Venetian coin, Candia soldo, between 1650-1669

5 Drachmas, Cretan State 1911

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5 Drachmas, Cretan State 1911

Venetian coin for Crete, Tornesi 60

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Venetian coin for Crete, Tornesi 60