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Austrian Mint

Austrian Mint logo Hauptmünzamtwien
Logo and building

Geographical information
Location

Vienna, Austria

Coordinates

48° 12′ 12″ N, 16° 22′ 58.08″ E

Historical information
Date established

prior to 1397

Political information
Governed by

National Bank of Austria

Website
austrian-mint.at

The Austrian Mint (German: Münze Österreich) is the authority responsible for the issue of Austrian coinage. It is currently regulated by the National Bank of Austria.

History[]

The Austrian Mint was first documented in 1397, having been mentioned as being located in the Wollzeile street in Vienna. Before this, the mint was responsible for making coins out of silver ransom paid for King Richard I of England during the reign of Duke Leopold V.

During 1650, Münzmeister Johann Konrad Richthausen Freiherr von Chaos introduced the embossing roll to the Austrian Mint, after it had been first used in the Tyrolean Mint in 1554. In 1700, the Austrian Mint began using screw presses for coin production. During 1834, the mint was moved to a different vicinity in Vienna, where it remains to this day.

Responsibilities[]

Euro and schilling coins

Coins of the euro and schilling.

The Austrian Mint has been responsible for the production of most of Austria's coins in history. Until Austria adopted the euro in 2002, it was the sole producer of its schilling. However, after joining the Eurozone, the Austrian Mint has been given the task of minting euro coins. As well as producing general issue coinage, commemorative coins are also produced at the mint, such as the Vienna Philharmonic coins and the Maria Theresa thaler.

Because the mint produces such high quality coinage, it also produces coinage for other countries around the world.

External links[]

References[]

Template:Austrian schilling Template:Euro mints

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