Kremnica Mint

The Mincovňa Kremnica, štátny podnik ( dt mint Kremnica, state-owned enterprise ) in Kremnica (German Kremnitz ) is the Mint of Slovakia. The mintmark is MK in circle.

Connected The Mint is also a coin museum with permanent and temporary exhibitions, which is maintained by the National Bank of Slovakia.

History

On December 17, 1328 Cremnychbana was awarded the privilege of minting by the Hungarian king Charles Robert of Anjou. In the Middle Ages, large amounts of gold and silver were in the outskirts of Kremnitz, central Slovakia, promoted, who were beaten in the mint into coins. They were coined on the model of coins from Florence and were considered because of their high fineness as hardest currency in Central Europe.

In 1499 the Mint began in Kremnica one of the first mints with the manufacturing of coins made ​​of silver. The Mincovňa Kremnica was for centuries as a leader in the coinage, especially in the development of new production techniques. The heyday of the Kremnitz mint under the imperial rule of Maria Theresa, as here more coins were minted as in all other mints of the monarchy together.

In both World Wars, the mint was heavily damaged, but always rebuilt, so continue coins for Czechoslovakia could not be established. In 1986, the coinage was moved to a new factory outside the city center. The old building was still but for the minting of, inter alia, Medals and decorations used. After an extensive restoration, the entire production from the new plant went back into the old mint.

In 2011, the Mint has been declared European Heritage.