Staatliche Münze Berlin

The State Mint in Berlin (SMB ) is a mint in the Federal Republic of Germany, ( € ) is commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Finance to mint the euro. The SMB leads since 1750 the embossed character "A".

The SMB is a country in accordance with § 26 Financial Regulation ( LHO ) acquired economically managed part of the Berlin headquarters. It is a subordinate institution of the Senate Administration for Finance, who is also responsible for technical supervision.

To the sovereign functions of the SMB heard the minting of circulation and commemorative coins of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the industrial division medals and tokens are marked.

History

From April 4, 1280, dates the oldest documented mention of the coin Berlin. Coins were minted at this time with the hammer and muscle strength. In 1356 the Imperial Law of the Golden Bull raised the Margraviate of Brandenburg to the electorate. Thus the Markgrafliches coin was for Electoral coin.

Elector Frederick III. of Brandenburg was crowned as Frederick I, King in Prussia in 1701 and commissioned a new building of the Royal Mint. Under King Frederick II of Prussia coinage was reorganized in 1750 and the Berlin coin received with the letter "A" you still valid mintmark. It is one of the oldest trademarks in general. The usual Münzmeisterzeichen the mint Berlin were finally abolished.

The location of the Royal Mint has changed several times in the 18th century, but was always in the Spree River, whose waters powered the machines. From 1802 she was in the building designed by Heinrich Gentz ​​on Werderscher market, which had been built on the site of the burnt Werderscher Town Hall, and was designed by the Friedrich Gilly and executed by Johann Gottfried Schadow encircling frieze. The building was built in 1885 canceled, and the coin moved within the same road blocks spree upward into the still based on plans by August Stiller, in 1871 extension built. This had to make way for the new building of the Reichsbank in 1934 on his part.

In 1820 held the most modern manufacturing methods catchment: Machines with 1817 developed embossing technique of Uhlhornschen toggle press worked in the coin. In 1871, the coin was given the new name Prussian State Mint. 55% of all coins of the realm were minted here. Foreign countries minted in Berlin. Four years later, in 1875, the embossing machines have a power of 60 to 70 coins per minute. Daily arisen as to 18 machines around 750,000 coins in Berlin. In 1935, construction started of the German Reich coin; The aim was to combine the six German states coins for Royal Mint in the grounds of Stadtvogtei and Krögels on the Spree.

The Royal Mint was not completed during the Second World War. In 1947, the coinage was resumed in the building of the former Royal Mint. From the Prussian State coin, the coin was Berlin. Already in December 1947 much needed change of zinc was minted from old but revised models.

After the currency reform of 1948, the new coins were made of aluminum. After the founding of the GDR, there were in 1952 again new coins.

To the 700 anniversary of " coinage in Berlin" a so-called "Eternal penny " with the picture of Silver penny of 1369 was marked in 1980 as a commemorative coin.

In 1990, the last coins of the GDR were minted. Already in May 1990 received the VEB coin of the GDR by the Federal Ministry of Finance a contract for the expression of DM coins. On June 16, 1990 we started with the minting of 1 DM coins. From the VEB coin of the GDR, the State Mint, Berlin was. She was at that time an embossing share of 20 % of the total quantity of the formative Federal coins.

In 2005, the location of the State Mint in Berlin of Berlin-Mitte Berlin -Reinickendorf was relocated.

Production

  • Circulation coins 2008: 374.5 million piece
  • 2009: 361.4 million piece
  • 2010: 400.1 million piece
  • 2011: 417.2 million piece
  • 2012: 255.5 million piece
  • Medals 2008: 430,000
  • 2009: 529,000 pieces
  • 2010: 606 600 pieces
  • 2011: 626 800 pieces
  • 2012: 544,000 pieces
  • Revenues 2008: € 13.17 million
  • 2009: € 13.16 million
  • 2010: € 15.23 million
  • 2011: € 17.8 million
  • 2012: € 13.39 million
  • Final Results 2008: 354.3 k €
  • 2009: 393.6 k €
  • 2010: 346.9 k €
  • 2011: 401.0 k €
  • 2012: 115.6 k €
Casino token Golden Bull of 1356 Aluminium Mitte (locality) Reinickendorf (locality)
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