The Ministry of Culture purchases 88 Islamic coins from the Tonegawa collection. The Urtasun department had declared 16 of them unexportable as a precautionary measure.
The complex is considered “the best private in Spain” and includes 200 gold coins minted in al-Andalus and North Africa mints. The acquired pieces are incorporated into the state public collections and will be housed in the Numismatic Cabinet of the National Archaeological Museum (MAN) The Podemos deputy in Congress Martina Velarde had urged on February 6 to “put all the means at their disposal to prevent the largest collection of Andalusian coins from history” leaving Spain.