Kremnica Mint
Native name | Mincovňa Kremnica |
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Industry | Metalworking |
Founded | 17 November 1328 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Kingdom of Hungary (1328–1918) Czechoslovakia (1921–1993) Slovakia (since 1993) |
Products | coins, medals, badges |
The Kremnica Mint (
.History
Kremnica Mint was established in 1328 when Kremnica (
The mint became very outdated by the beginning of the 20th century, and many called for new equipment and for the mint to be moved to
The Czecho-Slovak government had to set up a new mint as well, since not more than the buildings were left in Kremnica. Work on the new machinery started in 1921. Since then, the Kremnica Mint has manufactured all the coins used by the Czecho-Slovak and
Today
Kremnica Mint manufactures both circulation coins and commemorative coins for the National Bank of Slovakia (Slovak euro coins), but the Mint's available capacities and quality standards make it capable of supplying coins to other countries worldwide.[2]
In March 2013 the Mint won a contract to produce 175 million Sri Lankan 10 Rupee pieces with total value of the contract of US$6.032 billion. This contract is especially valuable for Kremnica Mint as it succeeded in the field previously dominated by the Royal Mint.[3]
Exposition
Kremnica Mint established its own coin shop in 2006. The shop is placed inside the reconstructed historical building from 1450. An exposition of minting is part of the coin shop and it also includes a remaining set of a historical striking machines - Vulkan. In addition to historical striking machines, visitors could also observe coinage on modern striking machines.
Mint marks
The first
See also
References
- ^ "History of Kremnica Mint".
- ^ "References".
- ^ "Kremnica má lukratívnu zákazku. Zo Srí Lanky" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
External links
- Homepage (sk, en, de)
- Mint Kremnica - short history & photos