Mints Around The World
Mints Around The World
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Mints Around The World
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Austrian Mint - A public company owned by the Austrian National Bank.
Royal Australian Mint - The Mint manufactures circulating coins for Australia as well as medals, medallions, seals and tokens for private and public sectors and sporting and tourism groups, both nationally and internationally.
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Bavarian State Mint state owned enterprise of the Free State of Bavaria.
The Royal Belgian Mint provides coin production facilities for circulation coins and also makes collectors coins. It is part of the Belgian Treasury.
The Birmingham Mint, a coining mint, originally known as Heaton's Mint or Ralph Heaton & Sons, in Birmingham, England started producing tokens and coins in 1850 as a private enterprise, separate from, but in cooperation with the Royal Mint. Its factory was situated in Icknield Street (grid reference SP057877), on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter. It was created by Ralph Heaton II, using second-hand coin presses bought from the estate of Matthew Boulton.
The Brazilian Mint, Casa da Moeda do Brasil, is Brazil's official national mint. Its website is in Portuguese the national language. Owned by the Brazilian government and administratively subordinated to the Ministry of Finances. It was established in 1694. Its current headquarters and industrial facilities occupy a modern plant with 110,000 square metres (1.2 million square feet) in Rio de Janeiro's western suburb of Santa Cruz. It produces legal tender coins and banknotes. It also produces medals and security prints (i.e., passports, subway tokens, postage stamps) that are used and issued by government-run service providers. Having the highest technology and production capacity in South America, until the 1980s it also produced coins, banknotes and passports for several South American and African countries that lacked a similar facility. It is now aiming to return to the foreign market
Bermuda Monetary Authority - Bermuda's central monetary authority, responsible for the issue of Bermuda notes and coins.
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Canada: Royal Canadian Mint - Features gold, silver, platinum and other uncirculated coins commemorating Canada's heritage and an abundance of numismatic information.
The Royal Canadian Mint On You Tube - Canadian. Quality. Innovation. Manufacturing currency for Canada and countries around the world. Crafting unique collector coins, exclusive gifts, refining the purest in gold and silver. The best Mint in the world.
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority On May 1st 1972 the Cayman Islands Currency Board commenced operations with the issue of new coins and banknotes for circulation. Collectors coins were also issued in conjunction with the grandly named World Coin Corporation.It is likely that all coins for the Cayman Islands are made under contract by various other mints.
CMC - Central Mint of China The Republic of China, also known as Taiwan, is not officially recognized by the People's Republic of China (mainland China), although there is no doubt that it does in fact exist as an independent state. Its official mint is called the Central Mint of China, on its website abbreviated to CMC.
Official Croatian Mint is as a production facility for the kuna and lipa denomination circulation coinage of Croatia, although it also produces collectors coins.
The Czech Mint The Czech Mint was established in 1993, and has produced all the circulating coinages of the Czech Republic since 1993. It also produces commemorative coins.
D
The Royal Mint (of Denmark) Part of Denmark's national bank that manufactures Danish coins and the materials for coin production. Press releases as well as information on current coins, commemoratives and sets.
E
Bank Of Egypt Since the beginning of the circulation of silver and gold coins in Egypt and until 1834, no specified monetary unit existed to serve as a basis for the monetary system in Egypt. Only a few of the coins were minted locally. In 1834, a Decree was promulgated providing for issuing an Egyptian currency based on a bimetallic base. By virtue of this Decree the minting of coins in the form of gold and silver riyals was monopolized by the government. In 1836 the Egyptian pound was minted and put into circulation.
Because Egyptian mints were insufficient to satisfy the requirements of large transactions as well as foreign trade, and because of the use of foreign coins for this purpose, legal exchange rates were fixed by force of law for important foreign currencies which became acceptable in the settlement of internal transactions. Fluctuations in the value of silver in addition to the adoption of the gold standard by most of the countries trading with Egypt, particularly the United Kingdom, led to the application of the gold standard, on a de facto basis, after almost thirty years of a bimetallic standard.
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French Mint Monnaie de Paris Produces circulating coins (franc, euro), collection coins, gold coins, numismatic, series, art medals, decorations, art bronzes, and jewels.
The Mint of Finland Ltd is the leading mint in Scandinavia and the Baltics. Its business is to design, market and mint money. Mint of Finland is owned by the Republic of Finland. The company produces metallic currency, commemorative and special-issue coins and coin sets
Rahapaja Oy: Mint of Finland - Manufactures all the national circulation coins of Finland. Brief history, gallery of recent commemoratives, and annual production report.
The Franklin Mint was originally a private mint founded by Joseph Segel in 1964 in Wawa, Pennsylvania. The company is now owned by a private equity firm headquartered in Midtown Manhattan New York City, NY and Exton, Pennsylvania. The Franklin Mint manufactured and marketed coins, jewelry, die-cast vehicles, dolls, sculpture and other collectibles. The Franklin Mint has two fulfillment centers located in Pottstown, PA and Edison, NJ.
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The Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Münze) has been producing coinage since the 9th century and is thus the oldest coin-minting site in Germany. As one of the five state-owned mints, the Hamburg Mint now produces a proportion of all the Euro coins for the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as foreign currencies, special coins, collectors’ coins and medals. The specialists at the Hamburg Mint are leaders in the field of design and production of special coins and individual medals. It is possible to design and create high-grade medals - for collectors, for advertising purposes and for your individual wishes - even for just one coin.
Hungarian Mint is closely intertwined with the 1000-year traditions of Hungarian coinage, which first began with the minting of the silver denar under Hungary's first king, St. Stephen, in 1001. In the middle of the 13th century, the monetary reforms of King Robert Charles of Anjou saw the establishment of several minting chambers, the most important of which was founded in Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz, now Kremnica in Slovakia) in 1328. This mint, the direct predecessor of today's Hungarian Mint, became world famous for the quantity and quality of the gold coins it produced. After World War I, the Körmöcbánya mint was dismantled and transported to Budapest, where it was reestablished as the Hungarian Royal Mint in 1925.
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The India Government Mint, Kolkata was first established in 1757, and was located in a building next to the Black Hole in the old fort - where the GPO (General Post Office) stands today. It was called the Calcutta Mint and used to produce coins with the mint name. Murshidabad
The India Government Mint, Mumbai is one of the four mints in India is situated in the city of Mumbai . The Mint was established in 1829 by the then governor of the Bombay Presidency. The main activity of the mint is in the production of commemorative and development-oriented coins. The mint is situated just opposite the Reserve Bank of India in the Fort area of South Mumbai. Initially governed by the Governor of the Bombay Presidency, it was transferred to the Government of India on 18 May 1876 through a Finance Department Resolution 247. In 1918, a branch of the Royal Mint of London was set up to issue British sovereigns. In April 1919, after manufacturing 12.95 lakh (1.295 million) coins, it was shut down. Besides coins, the Mint also produces medals of various types, for Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, educational institutions, social service institutions, badges etc. It is also a centre for the issuance of gold ingots in exchange of unrefined gold tendered by licensed dealers. The institution also has a separate department that makes official weights and measures such as metric weights, capacity, and linear measures for state governments, laboratories and the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation National coinage, commemorative coins and medals, jewelry and art collectibles.
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Japan: The Mint Bureau The Ministry of Finance has been engaged in manufacturing coins since 1871.
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Kremnica Mint - Produces coins and medals, as well as plaques, tokens, badges and custom-made articles. Includes a company profile, history, production details and an online shop.
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Mints of the World - Listing of world mints, both official and private, and other monetary authorities such as Central Banks, with contact details and other information.
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The Royal Norwegian Mint The official worldwide representative of the Swedish Royal Mint, the Royal Danish Mint and the Central Bank of Iceland. (English and Norwegian)
New Zealand Mint
New Zealand Mint On You Tube
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Perth Mint Producing specialty coins, currency, gold, platinum, and silver bullion coins.
The Perth Mint (Bullion) Channel on You Tube offers behind-the-scenes coverage of our activities and provides information about gold, silver and platinum coins for investors and collectors
The Perth Mint on You Tube Channel is now closed see above for new channel
Pobjoy Mint The mint currently strikes coins for many countries.
Polish State Mint Information on the state mint in English and Polish.
R
Rahapaja Oy: Mint of Finland Manufactures all the national circulation coins of Finland. Brief history, gallery of recent commemoratives, and annual production report.
Royal Australian Mint The Mint manufactures circulating coins for Australia as well as medals, medallions, seals and tokens for private and public sectors and sporting and tourism groups, both nationally and internationally.
The Royal Belgian Mint provides coin production facilities for circulation coins and also makes collectors coins. It is part of the Belgian Treasury.
Canada: Royal Canadian Mint Features gold, silver, platinum and other uncirculated coins commemorating Canada's heritage and an abundance of numismatic information.
The Royal Mint Contains information about British coins and coin-making in the past and present day, the Mint's history and current activities.
Royal Mint On you Tube
The Royal Mint (of Denmark) Part of Denmark's national bank that manufactures Danish coins and the materials for coin production. Press releases as well as information on current coins, commemoratives and sets.
The Royal Norwegian Mint The official worldwide representative of the Swedish Royal Mint, the Royal Danish Mint and the Central Bank of Iceland. (English and Norwegian)
Royal Scandinavian Mint RSM is North America's best source for world coins from 50+ countries Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, RSM is the official North American representative for the government mints of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, as well as the Central Bank of Iceland
Russian Mint (Bank Of Russia)
Within the framework of its emission activities, the Bank of Russia issues commemorative coins made of precious and non precious metals as well as investment ones made of precious metals, which are distributed inside and outside the country. The Bank of Russia has been engaged in this work since its founding in 1992 (previously, in 1965 - 1991 commemorative and investment coins were issued by the State Bank of the USSR).
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Royal Scandinavian Mint RSM is North America's best source for world coins from 50+ countries Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, RSM is the official North American representative for the government mints of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, as well as the Central Bank of Iceland
Swiss Mint - The official mint of Switzerland.
The Singapore Mint Official mint for Singapore. The Mint has, since its establishment, undertaken most of the minting of Singapore's circulation coins.
The South African Mint Producing coins for South Africa for more than a century.
Spanish: Royal Mint
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U.S. Mint - Manufacturer of US circulating coins, Mint commemorative coins, and US Mint bullion coins. Numismatic information, online catalog and a special kids zone.
U.S. Mint On You Tube
How Coins Are Made
U.S. Mint
Minting Coins at the Philadelphia Mint"How They Make Money" circa 1940
Click to viewManny Goes To The US Mint
Manny The Uncanny sees amazing humgummery at the US Mint in Philadelphia!
Royal Canadian Mint
Making Stuff visits the Royal Canadian Mint
The Perth Mint
Silver Refinery
A behind the scenes look at how silver coins are struck. This special tour follows the process of minting a silver coin from raw silver to final strike. Filmed at the North West Territorial Mint near Reno, NV, it covers the whole process of producing a one ounce silver round.
Presented by Endeavour Silver Corp. as part of the Endeavour Silver Series of educational films on all things silver. http://www.edrsilver.com.
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