Casa de la Moneda de Colombia
Encyclopedia
The Casa de Moneda de Colombia (Spanish
for Colombian mint) is a Colombia
n currency
museum based in the city of Bogotá
, Cundinamarca
. It was founded in 1621 as the mint
("casa de moneda" translates as "mint"). The current mint is known simply as the Fábrica de Moneda (coin factory).
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for Colombian mint) is a Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n currency
Currency
In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
museum based in the city of Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Cundinamarca
Cundinamarca
-Geography :* Cundinamarca Department , Republic of Colombia* Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca...
. It was founded in 1621 as the mint
Mint (coin)
A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures coins for currency.The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. One difference is that the history of the mint is usually closely tied to the political situation of an era...
("casa de moneda" translates as "mint"). The current mint is known simply as the Fábrica de Moneda (coin factory).