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The Staatliche Münze Berlin (SMB) is a European coin mint located in the city of Berlin. It is one of the four German coin mints, the others being the
Official website (in German)
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The Staatliche Münze Berlin (SMB) is a European coin mint located in the city of Berlin. It is one of the four German coin mints, the others being the Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg
The Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg (SMBW) is a coin mint in Germany, producing coins of the euro currency.
It was established in 1998 as the result of a merger between the Karlsruhe and Stuttgart mints. Nonwithstanding the merger, the tw ...
, the Bavarian State Mint
The Bavarian State Mint is a European mint located in the city of Munich.
It is one of the four German coin mints, the others being the Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg, the Staatliche Münze Berlin, and the Hamburgische Münze. All coins fr ...
, and the Hamburgische Münze
The Hamburgische Münze is a European coin mint located in the city of Hamburg. It is one of the four German coin mints, the others being the Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg, the Bavarian State Mint, and the Staatliche Münze Berlin.
The ...
. The SMB produces a fifth of all German coins.
The first mention of a Berlin mint dates back to a document from 1280. In 1750 and 1764, Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Sil ...
enacted coin reforms-supported by mint master Johann Philipp Graumann
Johann Philipp Graumann (born in 1706 - died 22 April 1762 in Berlin) was a German business mathematician, an expert on exchange rates and coinage, mint master in Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and Berlin, a mercantilist, and Prussian financial adv ...
. Control of the Prussian mint industry was turned over from semi-private enterprises to the crown. During these reforms. the Berlin mint received the "A" mint mark which continues to be used today. The German mint system was established in 1871 with the German Coinage Act
On the founding of the German Empire in 1871, trade and transport was hampered by the existence of eight different currency systems across the various member states of the Empire. There were eight state currencies whose coins included the '' Tha ...
. Rather than one common national mint, mints were established in Berlin, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Munich, and Stuttgart.
See also
*List of euro mints Several euro mints exist in the eurozone. Not every eurozone member state has its own mint to produce euro coins.
Austria
The Austrian Mint in Vienna produces Austrian euro coins.
Belgium
The Royal Mint of Belgium produced Belgian euro coi ...
References
External links
Official website (in German)
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