 Through expositions, the institution offers insights in the economical history of the world; by lending objects from its collection to researchers and expositions all over the world, it helps develop the knowledge within its scope; and by maintaining a national register of coin hoards, it is of great importance to scholars in Sweden.Over the portal is a piece of art by Elisabeth Ekstrand from 1996 called "Vattenporfyrlek" ("Water Porphyry Game") made of porphyry and marble.The museum includes exhibitions of coins, banknotes (the first in the world was issued in 1661 by Stockholms Banco), treasure hoards and piggy banks.