The Casa de los Cinco Medallones (English for:House of the Five Medallions) is a Plateresque style house which was built in 1540.[1][2] It is located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Colonial City of Santo Domingo".
Its name is due to the five Plateresque medallions that can be seen on its portal, these show a preserved five faces that are that of the then Spanish king Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor represented at different ages.[1][2]
Since 1972, the house houses one of the two Numismatic museums of Santo Domingo.[2] The other one is the main numismatic museum located in the headquarters of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic.
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References
- ^ a b Gonzalo Anes Alvarez; Guillermo Céspedes (1996). Las casas de moneda en los reinos de Indias: Las cecas indianas en 1536-1825. Museo Casa de la Moneda. ISBN 9788489157071.
- ^ a b c "Casa de la Moneda, Santo Domingo".
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