Definition of "numismatology" [nu•mis•ma•tol•o•gy]

• Numismatics (noun)

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• "I also understand everything but entomology and numismatology; and if I do not understand them, the only reason is that, as the dear little boys say, 'I _doe_ want to.'"
• "Furthermore a distinction should be made between numismatography, which is chiefly descriptive, and numismatology, which views the coin from its artistic, economic and cultural side."