Coin Mint
Mincovňa Kremnica
Coin Mint
Mincovňa Kremnica
Original function:
coin mint
Address:
Štefánikovo námestie 25, 967 01 Kremnica
Historical Hungarian county:
Bars
GPS coordinates:
48.70527, 18.916288
History
Körmöcbánya was granted town status by King Charles I of Hungary, because it became the seat of the largest Minting and Mining Chamber of Hungary. They started to mint silver coins in 1329 and gold florins in 1335. The gold coins were later called ducats. The mines produced around 400 kilograms of gold annually in the 14th century. In the 16th century royal power in Hungary weakened and the Thurzó and Fugger families took over the operation of the mines of Körmöcbánya.
The coin mint was moved to the building within the town walls that still functions as a medal mint in the 15th century. Coins were minted in the building until 1986. The building gained its current form between 1881 and 1889, when it was reconstructed in neo-Renaissance style.
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