150px, Aubin Olivier, depicted by Léonard Gaultier
Aubin Olivier () was a French engineer who introduced use of the
screw press coin minting technique to France.
[Sargent, T. J., & Velde, F. R. (2002). ''The big problem of small change''. Princeton University Press.] To reform French coinage,
Henri II sent Olivier to investigate press technology being used by an
Augsburg goldsmith. Olivier subsequently established the Royal Mill Mint () on the
Île de la Cité in Paris.
See also
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History of mints
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Jean Varin
References
French engineers
Year of death unknown
Year of birth unknown
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