Mint (coin)
A mint is a government institution that has shaped course and commemorative coins on behalf of a country. A synonym abbreviation for Mint 's coin, which is reflected in the names of many Münzbetriebe.
German mints
After German unification in 1871 the right of coinage was of the individual German states to the Reich. Per Federal Council decision of December 7, 1871 uppercase letters of the alphabet were used as a mint mark - in the order in which the states were listed in rank to in Article 6 of the constitution. It was I left out because of confusion with J (which represented now Hamburg), 1 (one ) and I ( Roman one). The mint mark replaced the previous Münzmeisterzeichen.
Switzerland: Swiss Federal Mint
Swissmint in Bern is the official mint of the Swiss Confederation.
Austrian mints
Habsburg Monarchy (including the Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Hungary, Principality of Transylvania, Burgau, Austrian Netherlands, Duchy of Milan and Venice ) Empire of Austria, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria in the German Third Reich and Austrian Second Republic