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| Fédération Internationale de Numismatique | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fédération Internationale de Numismatique |
| Abbreviation | FIN |
| Formation | 1934 |
| Type | International non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Location | France |
| Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | national numismatic societies |
| Leader title | President |
Fédération Internationale de Numismatique is an international federation of national numismatic societies linking collectors, researchers, institutions, museums, and academics across continents. Founded in the early 20th century, the federation coordinates numismatic congresses, promotes research into coinage, medals, and monetary iconography, and liaises with cultural institutions and standards bodies. Its activities intersect with museums, universities, banks, archives, and professional associations active in heritage, conservation, and monetary history.
The federation traces roots to interwar gatherings that included representatives from the British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Smithsonian Institution, Numismatic Society of Philadelphia, American Numismatic Society, and the Royal Numismatic Society. Early congresses attracted delegates from the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Hermitage Museum, and the Vatican Museums. Prominent numismatists such as Ernest Babelon, Edward A. Sydenham, Heinrich Beck, Philip Grierson, and H.A. Seaby influenced early statutes alongside institutional participants like the Royal Mint, Monnaie de Paris, Deutsche Bundesbank, and the Bank of England. Post‑World War II reconstruction saw collaboration with the UNESCO framework and interactions involving the International Council of Museums, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, and regional groups including the Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Institute, and the American Numismatic Association. Later decades featured ties to the European Central Bank, World Heritage Committee, Soviet Academy of Sciences, National Museum of China, National Museum of Korea, State Hermitage, and national institutions in India, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
The federation is organized as a federation of national societies similar to structures in the International Olympic Committee and International Council on Archives, with a General Assembly, Executive Committee, and specialized commissions echoing models from the International Council of Museums and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Member bodies include the American Numismatic Society, Royal Numismatic Society, Société Française de Numismatique, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Münzkunde, Numismatische Gesellschaft Basel, Numismatic Association of Australia, Numismatic Society of India, Japanese Numismatic Society, Swiss Numismatic Society, Royal Belgian Numismatic Society, Royal Dutch Numismatic Society, Russian Numismatic Society, Polish Numismatic Society, Czech Numismatic Society, Hungarian Numismatic Society, Società Italiana di Numismatica, Spanish Numismatic Society, Portuguese Numismatic Society, Canadian Numismatic Association, Mexican Numismatic Association, Brazilian Numismatic Society, Argentine Numismatic Association, South African Numismatic Association, Egyptian Numismatic Society, Turkish Numismatic Association, Greek Numismatic Association, Israeli Numismatic Society, Iranian Numismatic Society, Iraqi Numismatic Society, Lebanese Numismatic Society, Syrian Numismatic Society, Moroccan Numismatic Association, Kenyan Numismatic Association, Nigerian Numismatic Society, Philippine Numismatic Association, Singapore Numismatic Society, Hong Kong Numismatic Society, Mongolian Numismatic Society, Korean Numismatic Society, Vietnam Numismatic Society, Indonesian Numismatic Association, and others. Institutional affiliates include the British Library, Morgan Library & Museum, Getty Research Institute, Royal Collection Trust, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Musée du Louvre, Museo Nazionale Romano, Museo Arqueológico Nacional, National Archaeological Museum Athens, Museo del Prado, Nationalmuseum Stockholm, National Museum of Denmark, National Museum of Finland, National Museum of Norway, National Museum of Iceland, National Museum of Ireland, National Museum of Scotland, National Museum of Wales, National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, National Museum of Australia, National Museum of Brazil, Museo Nacional de Antropología (Mexico), Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Bodleian Library, Vatican Library, and university departments at University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, Princeton University, University of Paris, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Humboldt University of Berlin, Heidelberg University, Universität Wien, Charles University, Jagiellonian University, University of Warsaw, University of Tokyo, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Seoul National University, and Jawaharlal Nehru University.
The federation promotes numismatic scholarship comparable to the missions of the International Council on Monuments and Sites and supports conservation initiatives like those of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property. It fosters cooperation among museums, libraries, universities, central banks, auction houses such as Sotheby's, Christie's, and Bonhams, private dealers, and heritage organizations including the World Monuments Fund and the British Museum. Activities include standards for coin cataloguing resonant with practices at the American Alliance of Museums, collaborative databases akin to the Digital Public Library of America, and partnerships with digital projects linked to the Europeana platform and the World Digital Library initiative. The federation organizes training, workshops, and capacity building with partners like the Getty Conservation Institute and the Smithsonian Institution.
The federation convenes international congresses modeled after scholarly assemblies such as the International Congress of Art History and the International Congress on Medieval Studies, rotating among host cities including Paris, London, Rome, Athens, Vienna, Berlin, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Geneva, Zurich, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Kraków, Istanbul, Beirut, Cairo, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, Santiago, Bogotá, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi, Rabat, Algiers, Tehran, Baghdad, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Dhaka, and Hanoi. Sessions cover topics of interest to curators from British Museum, researchers from American Numismatic Society, and conservators from the Getty Conservation Institute.
The federation publishes proceedings, catalogues, and guides comparable to output from the Rijksmuseum, Musée du Louvre, and university presses including Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, Princeton University Press, Yale University Press, and Brill. Its bibliographies cite work by scholars affiliated with Institute for Advanced Study, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, CNRS, Collège de France, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Leiden University, University of Bologna, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Barcelona, Complutense University of Madrid, University of Lisbon, University of Geneva, University of Zurich, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Moscow State University. Research projects connect with numismatic databases curated by the British Museum, American Numismatic Society, and national museums, and with digital humanities initiatives at King's College London, University College London, ETH Zurich, University of Edinburgh, and Monash University.
The federation administers awards and medals in the tradition of honors like the Order of Merit (United Kingdom), the Légion d'honneur, and academic prizes from Royal Society, British Academy, and Académie des Inscriptions et Belles‑Lettres. It sponsors competitions for young researchers parallel to programs by the European Research Council, National Endowment for the Humanities, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Program, Rhodes Scholarship, Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions, and regional grants from foundations such as the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Prizes recognize excellence in cataloguing, conservation, and research with ceremonial presentations at congresses attended by delegates from institutions like the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, National Gallery of Art, Prado Museum, and Hermitage Museum.
The federation maintains formal and informal relations with international organizations including UNESCO, UNIDROIT, Council of Europe, European Commission, International Monetary Fund, and central banks such as the European Central Bank, Federal Reserve System, Bank of Japan, People's Bank of China, Reserve Bank of India, Banco de México, and Banco Central do Brasil. It liaises with heritage bodies like the ICOM, ICRC in provenance matters, and with academic consortia such as the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies and the Union Académique Internationale. National ministries of culture and finance often participate through museum directors and central bank governors from countries including France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Russia, China, Japan, India, Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman.
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