Currency Building

The Currency Building is a three-storey Italianate structure at BBD Bagh in central Kolkata, built in 1833. It first housed the Calcutta branch of the Agra Bank and later served as the Reserve Bank of India's first central office, giving it a place in the country's financial history.

Its floors are laid with marble and Chunar sandstone, the windows are Venetian in style, and the entrance has a wrought-iron gate in three parts. An underground channel linked to the Hooghly is said to have been used to cool freshly struck coins. The central hall is now open to the sky and serves as a courtyard.

After restoration the building reopened as a cultural venue. It hosts exhibitions, among them Ghare Baire, subtitled The World, The Home and Beyond, a survey of art in Bengal.