mint

1. A place where the coins of a country are manufactured by authority of the government.
2. A place or source of manufacture or invention.
3. An abundant amount, especially of money.

1. To produce (money) by stamping metal; coin.
2. To invent or fabricate: a phrase that was minted for one occasion.

Undamaged as if freshly minted: The painting was in mint condition.

[Middle English, from Old English mynet, coin, from Latin monēta. See money.]

noun

A large sum of money: fortune. Informal bundle, pretty penny, tidy sum, wad. Slang pile. See rich/poor.

Definition: brand-new
Antonyms: ancient, damaged, imperfect, old, used

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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 normally related in a fashion that more closely ties to the political situation of an era. For example, when discussing the history of the New Orleans Mint, the usage of that mint by the Confederate States of America beginning in 1861 is a notable occurrence. The origins of the Philadelphia Mint, which began operations in 1792 and first produced circulating coinage in 1793, are often related within the political context of the time.

In the beginning, hammered coinage or cast coinage were the chief means of coin minting, with resulting production runs numbering as little as the hundreds or thousands. In modern mints, coin dies are manufactured in large numbers and planchets are made into milled coins by the billions.

With the mass production of currency the production cost is weighed when minting coins. For example, it costs the US Mint much less than 25 cents to make a quarter, and the difference in production cost and face value (called seigniorage) helps fund the minting body.

Contents 1 Ancient mints 2 Notable mints 3 Hammered coin production [4] 4 Coin production by screw press (since about 1550) 5 Coining by lever press 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

Ancient mints

A number of city-states in ancient Greece operated their own mints. Some of the earliest Greek mints were within city states on Greek islands such as Crete; for example an early mint existed at the ancient city of Cydonia on Crete at least as early as the fifth century BC.^[1] Roman mints were spread widely across the Empire, and sometimes used for propaganda purposes. The populace often learned of a new Roman Emperor when coins appeared with the new Emperor's portrait. Some of the emperors who ruled only for a short time made sure that a coin bore their image; Quietus, for example, ruled only part of the Roman Empire from 260 to 261 AD, and yet he issued several coins bearing his image.

Notable mints

• Austrian Mint - exists since 1397 and produces the Vienna Philharmonic gold bullion
• Perth Mint (Australia)
• Royal Mint of the United Kingdom
• Royal Australian Mint^[2]
• Casa da Moeda de Portugal
• Casa da Moeda do Brasil
• Royal Canadian Mint
• Joachimsthal Royal Mint[6], Czech Republic, (Jáchymovská královská mincovna in Czech)[7]—historical, established in 1516 and thalers (tolars in Czech, Slovak and Slovene) were minted there. The dollar received its name after them (Joachimsthal Groschen led to Joachimsthal, which was further shortened to "thaler" (German), which was transliterated to "daler" (Dutch), which was rendered in English as "dollar").
• Monnaie de Paris (France)
• India Government Mint
• Currency Centre, Ireland
• Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, "Printer Institute and State Mint", Italy, the first mint to produce bi-metallic coins in recent times
• Casa de Moneda de México
• Saint Petersburg Mint (Russia)
• Royal Dutch Mint
• Singapore Mint
• Kremnica mint^[3], Slovak Republic, (Mincovňa Kremnica in Slovak), established in 1328 is one of the oldest continuously manufacturing manufacturers worldwide.
• Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain
• Birmingham Mint (United Kingdom)
• Swissmint, Switzerland
• Soho Mint (United Kingdom)
• Dahlonega Mint (United States of America)
• Franklin Mint (United States of America)
• United States Mint

Hammered coin production ^[4]

A furnace for producing molten metal for coin production.

A trussell for use with a pile in producing hammered coins as shown by the moneyer at work.

A mill for the production of 'milled' coins with both coin dies illustrated.

A mill for inscribing or milling the edges of coin flans or planchets.

Coin production by screw press (since about 1550)

French-made coining press from 1831 (M.A.N., Madrid).

Around 1550, the German silversmith Marx Schwab invented coining with the screw press. Henri II (1547-1559) imported the new machines : rolling mill, punch and screw press. 8 to 12 men took over from each other every quarter of an hour to maneuver the arms driving the screw which struck the medals. Henri II came up against hostility on the part of the coin makers, so the process was only to be used for coins of small value, medals and tokens. In 1645 it came into general use for minting coins.^[5]

Coining by lever press

Between 1817 and 1830 the German engineer Dietrich "Diedrich" Uhlhorn invented the Presse Monétaire (level coin press known as Uhlhorn Press) which bears his name. Uhlhorn invented a new type of minting press (steam driven knuckle-lever press) that gave him international notoriety, selling over 500 worldwide by 1940.^[6] The advanced construction of the Uhlhorn press proved to be highly satisfactory, and in later years the use of the screw press for general coinage was gradually eliminated. ^[7]

References

1. ^ C. Michael Hogan, Cydonia, The Modern Antiquarian, Jan. 23, 2008
2. ^ Joint Standing Committee on Public Works, Proposed Refurbishment of the Royal Australian Mint Building, Canberra [1]
3. ^ History of the Kremnica mint[2]
4. ^ Cochran-Patrick, R. W. (1876), Records of the Coinage of Scotland. Pub. Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh.
5. ^ [3]
6. ^ [4]Kinematic models fpr design, digital library
7. ^ [5] The Royal Canadian Numismatic Association

See also

• List of Mints
• Branch mint
• Master of the Mint
• Münzmeister
• Mint-made errors
• German inventors and discoverers
• Northwest Territorial Mint

External links

• Coins of Quietus
• Robert Morris
• Ancient Minting Process

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - mynte, pebermynte

2.
n. - mønt (sted hvor mønter præges)
adj. - ny, fin
v. tr. - fremstille mønter, udmønte, præge, opfinde

idioms:

• in mint condition    så god som ny, i fineste stand
• mint par    møntparitet
• mint parity    møntparitet

Nederlands (Dutch)
munten, pepermuntje, munt

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Bot, Culin) menthe

2.
n. - hôtel des monnaies, fortune
adj. - à l'état neuf
v. tr. - frapper (la monnaie), forger

idioms:

• in mint condition    à l'état neuf
• mint par    parité de l'étalon de change-or et de la monnaie (dans deux pays), leur parité de change (basé sur ce rapport)
• mint parity    parité de la monnaie, taux de change

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Pfefferminz, Minze

2.
n. - Münzanstalt, Münze
adj. - ganz neu, vorzüglich, ungestempelt
v. - prägen

idioms:

• in mint condition    in tadellosem Zustand
• mint par    Münzparität
• mint parity    Münzparität

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νομισματοκοπείο, (φυτολ.) δυόσμος, μέντα, καραμέλα με γεύση μέντας
v. - εκδίδω ή κόβω νόμισμα, χρησιμοποιώ ή εισάγω νεολογισμό, επινοώ (λέξη)
adj. - σε άριστη κατάσταση

idioms:

• in mint condition    (για συλλογές) σε τέλεια κατάσταση
• mint par    σχέση ανταλλαγής νομισμάτων βάσει της περιεκτικότητας σε χρυσό
• mint parity    σχέση ανταλλαγής νομισμάτων βάσει της περιεκτικότητας σε χρυσό

Italiano (Italian)
coniare, mentina, menta

idioms:

• in mint condition    come nuovo
• mint par/parity    parità legale intrinseca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - hortelã (f) (Bot.), dinheirama (f) (coloq.), casa da moeda (f)
v. - cunhar (moedas), inventar
adj. - novo

idioms:

• in mint condition    em boas condições
• mint par/parity    paridade da moeda

Русский (Russian)
мята, источник, монетный двор, большая сумма, чеканить монету, создавать новые слова или выражения

idioms:

• in mint condition    новенький
• mint par/parity    монетный паритет

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - pastilla de menta, menta, hierbabuena

2.
n. - casa de la moneda, ceca
adj. - sin usar, en perfecto estado, como nuevo
v. tr. - acuñar, idear, inventar

idioms:

• in mint condition    como nuevo
• mint par    cambio a la par, cotización
• mint parity    cambio a la par, cotización a la par

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mynta, mintkaramell, myntverk, massa (pengar), härd
v. - mynta, skapa
adj. - myntad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 造币厂, 巨额, 制造所, 来源, 大量, 铸造, 伪造, 铸币, 造币厂的, 无污损的, 崭新的, 完美的

idioms:

• in mint condition    崭新的
• mint par    法定价格
• mint parity    法定平价

2. 造币厂, 巨额, 制造所, 来源, 大量

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 造幣廠, 巨額, 製造所, 來源, 大量

2.
n. - 造幣廠, 巨額, 製造所, 來源, 大量
v. tr. - 鑄造, 偽造, 鑄幣
adj. - 造幣廠的, 無汙損的, 嶄新的, 完美的

idioms:

• in mint condition    嶄新的
• mint par    法定價格
• mint parity    法定平價

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 박하[향미료,사탕]

2.
n. - 돈을 만드는 곳, 많음, 근본
adj. - (돈 등을) 지금 막 발행 한, 사용 전인
v. tr. - (돈 등을) 만들다

idioms:

• in mint condition    사용 전인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ハッカ, 造幣局, 多額, ミント
adj. - 未使用の
v. - 鋳造する, 作る

idioms:

• in mint condition    真新しい, 未使用の
• mint par/parity    新品同様

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نعنع, نعناع, محل سك النقود, كميه كبيرة من المال (فعل) يسك, يضرب, ينحت, يلخبط, يكسب مبلغا كبيرا من المال (صفه) مسككه, جديدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנטה, נענה, סוכריית מנטה‬
n. - ‮מטבעה, סכום גדול (מדוברת), מקור להמצאות‬
adj. - ‮לא משומש‬
v. tr. - ‮יצק מטבע, טבע (מטבע, מילה, פתגם וכו')‬

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