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Mints are facilities that mint
Mint (coin)

A mint is an industrial facility which manufacturing coins for currency.The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. One difference is that the history of the mint is normally related in a fashion that more closely ties to the political situation of an era....
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Coin

A coin is a piece of hard material, usually metal or a metallic material, usually in the shape of a Disk , and most often issued by a government....
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Banknote

A banknote is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender....
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Mints are facilities that mint
Mint (coin)

A mint is an industrial facility which manufacturing coins for currency.The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. One difference is that the history of the mint is normally related in a fashion that more closely ties to the political situation of an era....
 coin
Coin

A coin is a piece of hard material, usually metal or a metallic material, usually in the shape of a Disk , and most often issued by a government....
s or print banknote
Banknote

A banknote is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender....
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Argentina


  • Casa de la Moneda de la Republica Argentina
    Casa de la Moneda de la República Argentina

    The Casa de la Moneda de la Rep?blica Argentina is the Argentina mint , controlled by the Government of Argentina and administratively subordinated to the Ministry of Economy....


Australia


  • Melbourne Mint
    Melbourne Mint

    The Melbourne Mint, in Melbourne, Australia, was a branch mint of the British Royal Mint. Until 1916 it minted only gold sovereigns, and all Australian coins between 1927 and 1967....
  • Perth Mint
    Perth Mint

    The Perth Mint is Australia's oldest operating Mint . After the foundation stone was laid in 1896 by Sir John Forrest, the Mint opened on June 20 1899 as a branch of the Royal Mint in London to refine gold and manufacture gold sovereigns and half sovereigns to be used as currency in the colony....
  • Sydney Mint
    Sydney Mint

    The Sydney Mint in Sydney, Australia, is the oldest public building in Australia. Built between 1811 and 1816 as the southern wing of the Sydney Hospital, it was then known as the Rum Hospital....
  • Royal Australian Mint
    Royal Australian Mint

    The Royal Australian Mint is situated in the Australian federal capital city of Canberra, in the suburb of Deakin, Australian Capital Territory....
  • Note Printing Branch


Austria



Belgium


  • Monnaie Royale de Belgique or Koninklijke Munt van België


Brazil


  • Casa da Moeda do Brasil
    Casa da Moeda do Brasil

    The Casa da Moeda do Brasil is the Brazil mint , owned by the Brazilian government and administratively subordinated to the Ministry of Finances....


Canada


  • Royal Canadian Mint
    Royal Canadian Mint

    The Royal Canadian Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The mint also designs and manufactures: collector coins; gold, silver, palladium, and platinum bullion coins; customized medals, token s, trade dollar watches, and, for a brief time, high end jewellery featurin...


Chile


  • Santiago mint (Casa de Moneda de Chile) . Established 1743.


China, People's Republic of


  • China Banknote Printing and Minting


China, Republic of (Taiwan)


  • Central Mint of China
    Central Mint of China

    The Central Mint of China is a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the Republic of China in the Republic of China . The major activities of the mint are Mint ing and melting circulation and commemorative coins, and producing commemorative medals and other kind of casting products for government institutions and businesses....


Colombia


  • Casa de la Moneda
    Casa de la Moneda de Colombia

    The Colombian Mint House is a Colombia museum of mint based in the city of Bogot?, Cudinamarca.See also*Colombian Peso*List of Mints...
     (Colombian Currency House)


Denmark


  • Danmarks Nationalbank
    Danmarks Nationalbank

    Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of Denmark. It is a non-eurozone member of the European System of Central Banks . The bank issues the Danish currency, the Danish krone....


Egypt


  • Central Bank of Egypt
    Central Bank of Egypt

    The Central Bank of Egypt is the central bank of Egypt. The bank's paid-up capital is 1000 million Egyptian pounds. According to its website, the CBE:...
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Finland

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France


  • Monnaie de Paris
    Monnaie de Paris

    File:Monnaie_de_Paris.jpgFile:Monnaie_de_Paris_facade.jpgThe Monnaie de Paris or, more administratively speaking, the "Direction of Coins and Medals", is an administration of the French government charged with issuing coins as well as producing medals and other similar items....


Germany



Greece


  • Bank of Greece
    Bank of Greece

    The Bank of Greece is the nationalcentral bank of Greece, located in Athens andfounded in 1927. Its operations started officially in 1928....


Hungary




India

  • India Government Mint
    India Government Mint

    The India Government Mint operates four Mint s in the country for the production of coins. They are located at:* Mumbai, Maharashtra* Kolkata, West Bengal...


Ireland


  • Currency Centre
    Currency Centre

    The Currency Centre is the mint of coins and Printer of banknotes for the Central Bank of Ireland, including the euro currency. The centre is located at Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland....


Israel



Italy


  • Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato
    Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato

    The Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato is the mint of the Italian Republic. It is situated in Rome and as well as producing coins, notes and stamps for Italy it serves the micro-states of the Vatican City and San Marino....


Japan

  • Japan Mint
    Japan Mint

    is an Independent Administrative Institution of the Japanese government. This agency has its Head office in Osaka with branches in Tokyo and Hiroshima....


Lithuania



Malaysia



Mexico


  • Casa de Moneda de México
    Mexican Mint

    La Casa de Moneda de M?xico is the national mint of Economy of Mexico and the oldest mint in the Americas, established in 1535.Since 1983, coins are only produced in San Luis Potos? in Mexico and the main client is the Banco de M?xico....


Nigeria



Norway



Netherlands




New Zealand



Pakistan


  • Pakistan Mint
    Pakistan Mint

    Pakistan Mint is a coin press located in Shalimar Town, Lahore, Pakistan. It is the oldest mint located in Pakistan. It is governed by the State Bank of Pakistan....


Poland


  • Mennica Polska S.A.
    Polish Mint

    The Mint of Poland is the body permitted to manufacture, or mint , coins and banknotes in Poland. The centre is located in Warsaw....


Philippines



Portugal




Romania


  • Monetaria_Statului
    Monetaria Statului

    The State Mint is the national mint of Romania. It has its headquarters in Bucharest and produces the coins in circulation in Romania, commemorative medals, and the civil and military orders ....


Russia

  • Saint Petersburg Mint
    Saint Petersburg Mint

    Saint Petersburg Mint is one of the world's largest Mint . It was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1724 on the territory of Peter and Paul Fortress, so it is one of the oldest Industry enterprises in Saint Petersburg....


Singapore


  • Singapore Mint


Slovakia




South Africa



South Korea


  • Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation
    Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation

    Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation is a government-owned corporation which is responsible to print and mint the banknotes and coins and other government documents....


Spain


  • Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre
    Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre

    The Royal Spanish Mint is the national mint of Economy of Spain.In 1893, two organizations, the Casa de la Moneda and the F?brica del Sello merged to create the F?brica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre....
     (Spanish Royal Mint)
  • Casa de Moneda de Jubia (1812-1868)


Sweden


  • Myntverket
    Myntverket

    Myntverket is a private Swedish company that produces coins and medals, most notably the Swedish krona and the Nobel Prize medals. Starting in 2008, Swedish coins will be minted by Myntverket's parent company, Mint of Finland in Helsinki, Finland, ending a 1012 year history of minting Swedish coins in Sweden....


Switzerland


  • Swissmint
    Swissmint

    Swissmint is the official Mint of the Switzerland. It is responsible for manufacturing Swiss franc coins, both of the currency and bullion variety....
  • Swiss National Bank
    Swiss National Bank

    The Swiss National Bank is the central bank of Switzerland. It is responsible for Swiss monetary policy and for issuing Swiss franc banknotes....


Transnistria



Turkey



Ukraine



United Kingdom


  • Birmingham Mint
    Birmingham Mint

    The Birmingham Mint, a Mint , originally known as Heaton's Mint or Ralph Heaton & Sons, in Birmingham, England started producing Token coin and coins in 1850 as a private enterprise, separate from, but in cooperation with the Royal Mint....
  • Pobjoy Mint
    Pobjoy Mint

    The Pobjoy Mint is Europe?s leading private Mint which produces legal tender commemorative and circulating coins, medals and tokens for Governments, Central Banks and major companies throughout the world from its premises in Surrey, England....
  • Royal Mint
    Royal Mint

    The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom is the body permitted to manufacture, or mint , Coins of the pound sterling in the United Kingdom. The Mint originated over 1,100 years ago, but has functioned since 1975 as a Trading Fund, operating in much the same way as a government-owned company....
  • Soho Mint
    Soho Mint

    Soho Mint was created by Matthew Boulton in 1778 in his Soho Manufactory in Handsworth, West Midlands, England.A Mint was erected at the manufactory containing eight machines, driven by steam engine, each capable of striking 70 to 84 coins per minute....
  • Tower Mint


United States


  • Carson City Mint
    Carson City Mint

    Carson City Mint was a branch mint of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada. Built at the peak of the silver boom, 50 issues of silver coins and 57 issues of gold coins minted here between 1870 and 1893 bore the "CC" mint mark....
  • Charlotte Mint
    Charlotte Mint

    The Charlotte Mint was a branch of the United States Mint that came into existence on March 3, 1835 during the Carolina Gold Rush. The first gold mine in the United States was established in North Carolina at the Reed Gold Mine....
  • Dahlonega Mint
    Dahlonega Mint

    The Dahlonega Mint was a branch of the United States Mint in Dahlonega, Georiga. Coins produced at the Dahlonega Mint bear the "D" mintmark. That mintmark is used today by the Denver Mint, which opened many years after the Dahlonega Mint closed....
  • Denver Mint
    Denver Mint

    The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint established in 1862 that is today operational and produces coins for circulation, as well as mint sets and commemorative coins....
  • New Orleans Mint
    New Orleans Mint

    The New Orleans Mint operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana, as a branch Mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909....
  • West Point Mint
    West Point Mint

    The West Point Mint Facility was erected in 1937, near the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Originally the West Point Bullion Depository, it gained official status as a branch mint of the United States Mint on March 31, 1988....
  • Philadelphia Mint
    Philadelphia Mint

    The Philadelphia Mint was created from the need to establish a national identity and the needs of commerce in the United States. This led the Founding Fathers of the United States to make an establishment of a continental national mint a main priority after the ratification of the Constitution of the United States....
  • San Francisco Mint
    San Francisco Mint

    The San Francisco Mint is a branch mint of the United States Mint, and was opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California Gold Rush. It quickly outgrew its first building and moved into a new one in 1874....
  • Manila Mint, Philippines
    Manila Mint

    The Manila Mint was a branch mint of the United States Mint, located in Manila, now the capital city of the Philippines. Since that country became a United States possession after the Spanish-American War, the United States began to produce coinage for the Philippines in 1903 at its San Francisco Mint and Philadelphia Mint mints....


Vatican City


  • Zecca
    Zecca

    Zecca, Italian language for "mint " , may refer to:* The historical Papal mint located in Vatican City.* The mint of the Italian Republic, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, which is still active....


Venezuela




Zimbabwe


  • Zimbabwean Mint
    Zimbabwean Mint

    The Zimbabwean Mint was opened in 2001 with the intention of striking coins of Zimbabwe. It is located in the Bulawayo area of Matabeleland. It is currently mothballed, due to the hyperinflation of the Zimbabwean dollar....


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