Royal Mint Jáchymov Museum
Dedicated to the history of mining and minting in a region rich in silver and radium.

📜 Museum dedicated to the history of mining and minting in Jáchymov, Czechia.
🔍 Located in a region historically rich in silver and radium.

Why Go

🪙 Learn about the origin of the word "dollar" from "Joachimsthaler" coins.
⛏️ Explore the history of silver, nickel, bismuth, and uranium mining.
⚛️ Discover the connection to Marie Curie's discovery of radium from local ore.
🏛️ See a Renaissance-style building, renovated in 1536, with Baroque elements.
📖 Understand the town's history, including the radon spa industry and the communist work camp era.

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