The () 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
Bavarian State Mint, and the
Hamburgische Münze. The 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 (; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled ''King in Prussia'', declaring himself '' King of Prussia'' after annexing Royal Prus ...
enacted coin reforms-supported by mint master
Johann Philipp Graumann. 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. Rather than one common national mint, mints were established in Berlin, Hamburg ("J"), Karlsruhe ("G"), Munich ("D"), and Stuttgart ("F").
In recent history several other mints operated in Germany. These, along with their mint marks, were as follows:
Germany’s mint marks are A, D, F, G, and J. What about the other letters?
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Hannover
Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...
"B" 1866–1874, Vienna "B" 1938–1944, Frankfurt "C" 1866–1879, Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
"E" 1872–1887, Muldenhütten (Freiberg
Freiberg () is a university and former mining town in Saxony, Germany, with around 41,000 inhabitants. The city lies in the foreland of the Ore Mountains, in the Saxon urbanization axis, which runs along the northern edge of the Elster and ...
area) "E" 1887–1953, Darmstadt
Darmstadt () is a city in the States of Germany, state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area, Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it the ...
"H" 1872–1882,and Tabora ( German East Africa) "T", 1916.
See also
* List of euro mints
Several mints exist in the eurozone that produce euro coins. Not every eurozone member state has its own mint.
Austria
The Austrian Mint in Vienna produces Austrian euro coins.
Belgium
The Royal Mint of Belgium produced Belgian euro co ...
References
External links
Official website (in German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Staatliche Munze Berlin
Mints of Germany
Economy of Berlin