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A 'branch mint' is a satellite operation of (usually) a national mint.
The original and main Mint of the United States Mint, has been located in Philadelphia (P), since 1793. Its current facility, Philadelphia's fourth, opened in 1969.
U.S. branch mints have been located at:
★ New Orleans (O), 1838-1909
★ Dahlonega, Georgia, 1838-1861
★ Charlotte, North Carolina, 1835-1861
★ San Francisco(S), 1854-present
★ Carson City, Nevada(CC), 1870-1893
★ Denver (D), 1906-present
★ Manila, Philippines, 1920-1922 and 1925-1941
★ West Point, New York (W), 1984-present
The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom is located at Llantrisant, Wales. It is currently the only facility of the Royal Mint but has had branch mints in the past, located at:
★ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (now the main facility of the Royal Canadian Mint)
★ The Perth Mint in Western Australia, a branch mint from 1899 to 1970 (even though Federation of Australia took place in 1901
★ The Sydney Mint, which closed in 1926
★ The Melbourne Mint
★ The Pretoria Mint, in Pretoria, South Africa
★ The Bombay Mint
The Monnaie de Paris - The French Mint - is state owned industrial and commercial company (EPIC). The current French mint facility is in Paris. There have been numerous French mints in modern times (modern times are defined as the time since the French Revolution). These mints include cities outside of the traditional French borders as a result of the French Empire and other political events.
The Royal Canadian Mint, based in Ottawa, has one branch in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Ottawa mint was itself a branch mint until the Royal Canadian Mint became independent of the British Royal Mint.
There was also a branch mint at Hull, Quebec, which was opened for a few years.
The current Swiss mint is located in Bern (B). In the past, Swiss coins were manufactured in Bruxelles/Brussels (B.), Strasbourg (BB) and (AB) and Paris (A). French coins of the First French Empire were made in Geneva. In the past, most of the Swiss Cantons produced their own coinage until the mid-1800s when Switzerland re-constituted itself as a Confederation in 1848; adopted the Swiss Franc and; aligned its currency on the French franc in 1850.[1]
1. http://www.swissmint.ch/en-swissmint.html
★ Information about British branch mints (from a private company's website)
| Contents |
| United States |
| Great Britain |
| France |
| Canada |
| Switzerland |
| References |
| External links |
United States
The original and main Mint of the United States Mint, has been located in Philadelphia (P), since 1793. Its current facility, Philadelphia's fourth, opened in 1969.
U.S. branch mints have been located at:
★ New Orleans (O), 1838-1909
★ Dahlonega, Georgia, 1838-1861
★ Charlotte, North Carolina, 1835-1861
★ San Francisco(S), 1854-present
★ Carson City, Nevada(CC), 1870-1893
★ Denver (D), 1906-present
★ Manila, Philippines, 1920-1922 and 1925-1941
★ West Point, New York (W), 1984-present
Great Britain
The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom is located at Llantrisant, Wales. It is currently the only facility of the Royal Mint but has had branch mints in the past, located at:
★ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (now the main facility of the Royal Canadian Mint)
★ The Perth Mint in Western Australia, a branch mint from 1899 to 1970 (even though Federation of Australia took place in 1901
★ The Sydney Mint, which closed in 1926
★ The Melbourne Mint
★ The Pretoria Mint, in Pretoria, South Africa
★ The Bombay Mint
France
The Monnaie de Paris - The French Mint - is state owned industrial and commercial company (EPIC). The current French mint facility is in Paris. There have been numerous French mints in modern times (modern times are defined as the time since the French Revolution). These mints include cities outside of the traditional French borders as a result of the French Empire and other political events.
★ Paris (A)or (no letter) 1975-present ★ Metz (AA)1979-1800 ★ Rouen (B)1796-1846; 1853-1857 ★ Beaumont-le-Roger (B)1941-1973 ★ Bruxelles/Brussels (B in a circle)- 1939 ★ Strasbourg (BB)1797- 1832 ★ Castelsarrasin (C)1914; 1943-1946 ★ Genova (CL) 1813-1814 (First Empire) ★ Lyon (D)1796-1840; 1848-1858 ★ Genève/Geneva (G) (Switzerland) 1800-1805 (First Empire) ★ La Rochelle (H)1803-1835 ★ Limoges (I)1797-1835 | ★ Bordeaux (K)1797-1803 ★ Bayonne (L)1798-1835 ★ Toulouse (M)1803-1836 ★ Marseille (M/A)1801-1809 ★ Perpignan (Q)1797-1835 ★ Orléans (R)1797 ★ Nantes (T)1797-1820; 1826-1835 ★ Lille (W)1798 1846; 1853-1857 ★ Ütrecht (FISH)(Netherlands)1812-1813 (First Empire) ★ Turin/Torino (U)(Italy)1803-1813 (First Empire) ★ Rome (Crown/R)(Italy) 1812-1813 (First Empire) ★ London (R)(England)1815 (antecedent to the Restoration) ★ Philadelphia (USA) 1944 (result of the German occupation of France) |
Canada
The Royal Canadian Mint, based in Ottawa, has one branch in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Ottawa mint was itself a branch mint until the Royal Canadian Mint became independent of the British Royal Mint.
There was also a branch mint at Hull, Quebec, which was opened for a few years.
Switzerland
The current Swiss mint is located in Bern (B). In the past, Swiss coins were manufactured in Bruxelles/Brussels (B.), Strasbourg (BB) and (AB) and Paris (A). French coins of the First French Empire were made in Geneva. In the past, most of the Swiss Cantons produced their own coinage until the mid-1800s when Switzerland re-constituted itself as a Confederation in 1848; adopted the Swiss Franc and; aligned its currency on the French franc in 1850.[1]
References
1. http://www.swissmint.ch/en-swissmint.html
External links
★ Information about British branch mints (from a private company's website)
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