Numismatics A mint is an industrial facility which manufacturing manufactures coin s for currency . The history ... of the mint is usually closely tied to the political situation of an era. For example, when discussing the history of the New Orleans Mint , the usage of that mint by the Confederate States of America beginning in 1861 is a notable occurrence. The origins of the Philadelphia Mint , which began operations ... cost is weighed when minting coins. For example, it costs the United States Mint much less than 25 cents ... mints. Some of the earliest Greek mints were within city states on Greek islands such as Crete a mint ... mints Austrian Mint established in 1397 and produces the Vienna Philharmonic gold bullion. Perth Mint Australia Royal Mint United Kingdom Royal Mint of the United Kingdom Royal Australian Mint ref Joint Standing Committee on Public Works, Proposed Refurbishment of the Royal Australian Mint Building, Canberra http www.aph.gov.au house committee pwc mint report.htm ref Mexican Mint Casa de Moneda de M xico , established in 1535, is the oldest mint in the Americas . Casa da Moeda de Portugal Casa da Moeda do Brasil Royal Canadian Mint Japan Mint Joachimsthal Royal Mint , ref de J chymov ref ... de Paris France India Government Mint Currency Centre , Ireland Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato , Printer Institute and State Mint , Italy , the first mint to produce bi metallic coins in recent times Saint Petersburg Mint Russia Royal Dutch Mint Singapore Mint Kremnica mint , ref http www.mint.sk onas historia.php?lang en History of the Kremnica mint ref Slovak Republic , Mincov a .... F brica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre , Spain Birmingham Mint United Kingdom Swissmint , Switzerland Soho Mint United Kingdom Dahlonega Mint United States of America Franklin Mint United States of America United States Mint Hammered coin production ref name Cochran Cochran Patrick, R. W. 1876 , Records of the Coinage of Scotland. Pub. Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh ref gallery File A mint furnace.jpg ... more details
Infobox Company name Royal Mint logo File The Royal Mint.png type Government owned company genre fate ... HM Treasury num employees parent divisions subsid homepage http www.royalmint.com Royal Mint footnotes intl The Royal Mint is the body permitted to manufacture, or mint , Coins of the pound sterling coins in the United Kingdom . The Mint originated over 1,100 years ago, but since 2009 it operates as Royal Mint Ltd, a company which has an exclusive contract with HM Treasury to supply all coinage for the UK. ref name royal mint 1 cite web title www.royalmint.com url http www.royalmint.com aboutus accessdate 2012 03 27 publisher Royal Mint date 2012 03 27 work Royal Mint website ref Royal Mint ..., schools and business es, being known as the world s leading exporting Mint. ref name royal mint ... an armed contingent. The Royal Mint began to move its operations from Tower Hill , London to Llantrisant ... royal mint 2 cite web title www.royalmint.com url http www.royalmint.com aboutus ourlocation accessdate 2012 03 27 publisher Royal Mint date 2012 03 27 work Royal Mint website ref At Llantrisant it holds ... convert 38 acre and employs 765 people. ref name royal mint 4 cite web title www.royalmint.com url http www.royalmint.com aboutus ourlocation accessdate 2012 03 27 publisher Royal Mint date 2012 03 27 work Royal Mint website ref The annual Trial of the Pyx Metallurgical assay assay s coins produced for the UK government for size, weight and chemical composition. History The London Mint first became a single institution in 886, ref Pierce, Andrew. Royal Mint Reveals New Coin Designs. The Telegraph. April 4, 2008. November 22, 1010. http forums.canadiancontent.net news 72674 royal mint unveils ... took up the post of Warden of the Mint , responsible for investigating cases of counterfeiting, in 1696, and subsequently held the office of Master of the Mint Master of the Royal Mint from 1699 until ... silver in 1717. Image Royal Mint London from 1833 Schmollinger map.jpg thumb left The Royal Mint ... more details
Orphan date October 2010 Rarities Mint was a manufacturer of coins for the Disney company as well as Warner Brothers . The company evolved out of a boiler room operation that was involved in Precious Metal futures, in 1987 it signed its contract with the Disney Company to Mint coins featuring the likeness of the Disney Line up, embossed upon Silver and Gold coins. The company was best known for creating an inflation inflated market in the release of the coin sets in the Disney series Rarities Mint Collectible Coin of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . The company requiring minimum purchase that was often overwhelming to the dealers. In its later years, the company had difficulty as a result of the Disney series, and about 1995 the owner Ian Simpson, dissolved the company. ref cite web url http www.highbeam.com doc 1G1 5043280.html title Disney gets a mint work Rarities Mint Inc. PR Newswire ref References Reflist Category Disney Category Coin manufacturers ... more details
Infobox mint name Sydney Mint image SydneyMint.JPG caption location Macquarie Street, Sydney, Australia built 1816 1854 architect architecture disestablished governing body website The Sydney Mint in Sydney , Australia , is the oldest public building in the Sydney Central Business District. Built between 1811 and 1816 as the southern wing of the Sydney Hospital , it was then known as the Rum Hospital . In 1854 a Mint coin mint was established on the site with the hospital building used to house mint staff as well as providing a residence for the Deputy Mint Master. A coining factory was built at the rear. Both of these structures have exceptional heritage significance and have been associated ... url http www.hht.net.au museums the mint 2 title The Mint Surgeons work Historic Houses Trust website ... Sydney Mint.jpg thumb 200px right Drawing of the Sydney Mint and the Coining Factory Royal Mint ... government to establish a mint in Sydney which was to be the first branch of the Royal Mint outside England . The rear side of the mint became the coining factory. There were frequently major upgrades on the mint during the late 1800s and the early 1900s. However, by 1926, with the Melbourne Mint Melbourne and Perth Mint s having much better technology and being more profitable, the mint was closed. ref cite web url http www.hht.net.au museums the mint 3 title The Mint Coins work Historic Houses ... into the building as soon as the Mint closed. Soon other government offices followed, including ... the demolitions, however activists successfully led a campaign in 1979 to preserve the Mint buildings as well as Hyde Park Barracks. The premier of New South Wales , Neville Wran , announced that the Mint ... and the building s ownership was transferred to the Historic Houses Trust. The Mint was recently ... Reflist External links http www.hht.net.au museums the mint the mint Information on Sydney Mint ... Category Buildings and structures in Sydney de Sydney Mint ja ... more details
This page is about the sauce. For the cartoon strip, see Mint Sauce cartoon strip . Mint sauce is a sauce traditionally made from finely chopped Mentha spicata spearmint leaves ref http www.herbalgardens.com mint.html ref , soaked in vinegar , and a small amount of sugar. Occasionally, the juice from a squeezed lime is added. The sauce should have the consistency of double cream . In United Kingdom UK and Irish people Irish cuisine it is traditionally used as a complement to Roasting roast Lamb food lamb but usually not other roast meats or, in some areas, mushy peas . Mint sauce can be used in some recipes in place of fresh mint. It can be eaten on toast or bread, and can be added to yoghurt to make a mint Raita condiment raita . Sweet and sour sauces such as Mint sauce were common throughout Medieval Europe , with the use of mint being more common in French cuisine French and Italian cuisine of the period than that of the English cuisine English ref The Medieval Kitchen Recipes from France and Italy by Odile Redon, Fran oise Sabban, Silvano Serventi, translated by Edward Schneider, University of Chicago Press, 2000, ISBN 0 226 70685 0, 9780226706856, page 107 ref , however they became less common and mostly died out as Europe entered the Modern Era . ref http www.practicallyedible.com edible.nsf pages medieval opendocument&startkey medieval ref ref Cooking in Europe, 1250 1650 by Ken Albala, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006 ISBN 0 313 33096 4, 9780313330964, page 15 ref References references External links http www.bbc.co.uk food recipes database realmintsauce 67706.shtml James Martins Real Mint Sauce Recipe from http www.bbc.co.uk food BBC Food http www.bbc.co.uk food recipes database mintsauce 70105.shtml Jo Pratt s Mint Sauce Recipe from http www.bbc.co.uk food BBC Food H condiment stub Category Sauces Category British condiments ar de Minzsauce es Salsa de menta fr Sauce la menthe pl Sos mi towy ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Mexican Mint logo ommexico.jpg logo width 160px logo caption seal Logo CECA CASA DE MONEDA DE M XICO.svg seal width 140px seal caption formed 1535 jurisdiction Federal government of Mexico headquarters Mexico City employees 1,845 2006 budget chief1 name Director de la casa de Moneda Mexicana Director chief1 position scar Lev n Coppel acting parent agency Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit website http www.cmm.gob.mx www.cmm.gob.mx footnotes The Casa de Moneda de M xico is the national mint of Economy of Mexico Mexico and the oldest mint coinage mint in the Americas , established in 1535. Since 1983, coins are only produced in San Luis Potos in Mexico and the main client is the Banco de M xico . However, the headquarters of the mint are located at the Museo Nacional de las Culturas . The Mexican mint has also exported coins to Germany , Argentina , Austria , Bahamas , Brazil , Canada , Cuba , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , Egypt , Spain , United States of America , Guatemala , Honduras , India , Indonesia , England , Malaysia , Morocco , Nicaragua , Norway , Peru , Portugal , Puerto Rico , Sweden , Switzerland , Thailand , Uruguay and Venezuela . Since December 2006 the director general of the Casa de Moneda is Dr. Oscar Lev n Coppel. See also Mexican peso External links http www.cmm.gob.mx cmm Mexican mint website coin stub mexico company stub coord missing Mexico Category 1535 establishments Category Mints Category Economy of Mexico Mint Category 1535 in Mexico Mint es Casa de Moneda de M xico no Det meksikanske mynthuset ... more details
File M nze sterreich Geb ude bei Nacht.jpg thumb Headquarters of the Austrian Mint at Heumarkt in Landstrasse in Vienna The Austrian Mint lang de M nze sterreich is located in Vienna and is responsible for minting Austrian coins. Since 1989 it has been a public limited company Aktiengesellschaft and a subsidiary of the National Bank of Austria , which also has its headquarters in Vienna. The Austrian Mint carries out both the design and stamping of the coins it produces. Until 2002 it was only responsible for minting the coins of the Austrian schilling since then it has been responsible for producing the Austrian euro coins . The mint also produces other coins, such as gold bullion coins, as well as commemorative issues the Euro gold and silver commemorative coins Austria Vienna Philharmonic Coin Vienna Philharmonic Coins and the Maria Theresa thaler are produced by the Austrian mint, for example. The mint also supplies circulation coins and Planchet blanks to many other countries across the world. ref name AMabout cite web title About us url https www.austrian mint.at eng Statische Seiten contentsite ABOUT US publisher Austrian Mint accessdate 3 December 2011 ref History File Gold Ingot 100g M nze sterreich.JPG thumb Gold Ingot from M nze sterreich In 1194, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria Duke Leopold VI of Austria was paid 15 tonnes of silver by Richard the Lionheart on his way ... though the Vienna Mint was not actually mentioned in historical documents for another 200 years . ref ... Seiten geschichte Our History work Our History publisher Austrian Mint accessdate 4 December 2011 ref The mint was originally located near the Hoher Markt, then moved to the Wollzeile. Subsequently ... Though other mints were established across Austria over the years, the Vienna Principal Mint became the sole mint when the Republic of Austria 1919 1934 Republic of Austria was formed in 1919. The mint changed its name to M nze sterreich Austrian Mint when it became a subsidiary of the National ... more details
The Charlotte Mint was a branch of the United States Mint that came into existence on March 3, 1835 during the Carolina Gold Rush . The first gold mine in the United States was established in North Carolina at the Reed Gold Mine . The United States Congress approved an Act to establish several branch mint s the act stated, ...one branch to be established at the town of Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Mecklenburg County , in the state of North Carolina , for the coinage of gold coin gold only... . This Act also authorized mints at Dahlonega Mint Dahlonega, Georgia , and New Orleans Mint New Orleans, Louisiana , after President Andrew Jackson signed it into law. Production In November, 1835, Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury, was notified by Samuel MeComb that he had purchsed from William Carson and F. L. Smith a full square containing 4 acres of land for 1,500.00, which is now the 400 block of West Trade Street. Proposals for erection of the building were advertised .... In 1836, construction on the Charlotte Mint began. It opened for business on July 27, 1837 ... started on a small gold dollar . All gold coinage coming from this mint has a C mint mark to distinguish it from other sister mints then in operation. The Charlotte Mint issued over 5 million in gold .... The Confederate States of America Confederacy took control of the Charlotte Mint. The Confederate .... The mint was then converted into a hospital and military office space for the remainder of the American ... Congress to reopen the mint at Charlotte. This request was denied. The Assay office operated ..., it was dedicated as the Mint Museum of Art , the first art museum in North Carolina. On display ... at the Charlotte Mint. Charlotte Mint gold coins range from scarce to extremely rare. They are some ... Mint Charlotte, North Carolina coord missing North Carolina Category 1835 establishments in the United States Category United States Mint Category History of Charlotte, North Carolina Mint Category ... more details
Infobox company company logo File Franklin Mint logo.png 270px Franklin Mint logo company name Franklin Mint company type Private company Private webaddress www.franklinmint.com fate defunct founder Joseph ... www.franklinmint.com span style font color red The Franklin Mint was originally a private mint founded by Joseph Segel in 1964 in Wawa, Pennsylvania . The company is now owned by a private ... Mint manufactured and marketed coins, jewelry, die cast vehicles, dolls, sculpture and other collectibles . The Franklin Mint has two fulfillment centers located in Pottstown, PA and Edison, NJ . History For five decades The Franklin Mint produced and marketed collectibles . Their product line ... rounds and medal lions, but branched out into other collectibles. The Franklin Mint was one of the earliest and largest minters of Casino token slot machine tokens . The private mint operated ... Within its own production facility the Franklin Mint made coins for foreign countries, theme ..., and embossed or etched sterling silver plates. Many of Franklin Mint s products were sold via subscription plan, with buyers receiving monthly shipments with invoices. Franklin Mint also ..., resulting in limited editions . In early 2002, The Franklin Mint made the last pieces in its own mint with later issues produced by other companies. Books From 1973 to 2000, the Franklin Mint had ..., in what were purported to be fine bindings. Franklin Mint purchased the Sloves Book Bindery ... Mint released a series of recordings on heavyweight virgin vinyl under the title of The 100 Greatest ... Communications had purchased the Franklin Mint, the company entered the Die cast toy die cast car market with the 1935 Mercedes Benz 500K Roadster. In the following years, Franklin Mint produced many designs including the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost , one of Franklin Mint s better selling models. Cars ... in China, perhaps by a single factory. Franklin Mint and Danbury Mint were two companies offering diecast ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox single Name Mint Car Cover TheCureMintCarUKDisc1.jpg Artist The Cure from Album Wild Mood Swings Released June 17, 1996 Format Compact Disc CD Recorded 1995 Genre Rock music Alternative rock , Pop rock , Power pop Length 3 29 Label Fiction Records Producer Robert Smith musician Robert Smith br Steve Lyon Reviews Last single The 13th br 1996 This single Mint Car br 1996 Next single Strange Attraction br 1996 Misc Extra album cover Upper caption Alternative covers Type single Cover TheCureMintCarUKDisc2.jpg.jpg Lower caption UK CD single cover Disc 2 Extra album cover Type single Cover TheCureMintCarFrenchCDSingleCover.jpg Lower caption French CD single cover Mint Car is the name of a single released by the United Kingdom British group The Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings , and reached 31 on the UK Singles Chart and 14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Robert Smith has stated in an interview that he thought this song was better and would be more well received than Friday I m in Love . Citation needed date March 2007 The single included two remixes of the song, as well as three songs not available on the album. All of the b sides, except the remixes, would go on to appear in the 2004 box set Join the Dots . Track listing UK CD single 1 Mint Car radio mix Home Mint Car buskers mix UK CD single 2 Mint Car electric mix Waiting A Pink Dream US CD single Mint Car Electric Mix Waiting A Pink Dream Mint Car Buskers Mix French CD single Mint Car Radio Mix Home European CD single Mint Car radio mix Home Waiting A Pink Dream Use in Other Media The song was used in the movie A Lot Like Love 2005 and was included ... align center Peak br position singlechart Australia 100 artist The Cure song Mint Car singlechart Finland 20 artist The Cure song Mint Car singlechart UKchartstats 31 artist The Cure song Mint Car songid ... by Robert Smith es Mint Car fr Mint Car gl Mint Car pt Mint Car ... more details
File Soho mint mark cartwheel 2 .jpg thumb Soho mint mark the word SOHO below right of the shield on a cartwheel twopence Soho Mint was created by Matthew Boulton in 1788 ref http www.sohomint.info mantimeline.html ref in his Soho Manufactory gbmapping SP051890 in Handsworth, West Midlands , England. A Mint coin mint was erected at the manufactory containing eight machines, driven by steam engine , each capable of striking 70 to 84 coins per minute. In addition to copper domestic coins, silver coins were made for some of the colonies, and various medals and Token coin Trade tokens or barter tokens trade tokens were struck. ref name dent Old and New Birmingham A History of the Town and its People , Robert Kirkup Dent, Published by Houghton and Hammond, Scotland Passage, Birmingham, 1880 eighteen eighty ref After the demise of the Soho Mint some of the machinery was bought at auction by the new Birmingham Mint of Ralph Heaton II. ref A Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint , James O. Sweeny, The Birmingham Mint Ltd, 1981, ISBN 0 9507594 0 6 ref Cartwheel penny The common coinage, copper halfpennies, was subject to severe counterfeit ing. File Cartwheel two penny 1.jpg thumb Cartwheel twopence coins made at the Soho Mint in 1797. In order to differentiate his proposed copper coins from counterfeits he specified them as follows ref name dent Two pence British pre decimal coin twopence 2 ounces weight, diameter 8 to the foot British one penny coin pre decimal penny 1 ounce, diameter 17 to two feet British halfpenny coin half penny 1 2 ounce, diameter 10 to a foot British farthing coin farthing 1 4 ounce, diameter 12 to a foot In 1797 the first, and only, copper twopenny and the first ... coinage History of the British penny 1714 1901 Old Bess beam engine Old Bess , a steam engine at the Mint ... moremboulton.htm On Matthew Bolton and the Soho mint http www.coinsgb.com British ... A website celebrating Matthew Boulton, his mint and its products Mints in the United Kingdom ... more details
Image Birmingham Mint.jpg right thumb Fa ade on Icknield Street The Birmingham Mint , a Mint coin coining mint , originally known as Heaton s Mint or Ralph Heaton & Sons , in Birmingham , England started ... with the Royal Mint . Its factory was situated in Icknield Street gbmapping SP057877 , on the edge ... were made for the newly invented gas lighting and a bats wing burner patented. Mint On 1 April 1850 the auction was announced of equipment from the defunct Soho Mint , created by Matthew Boulton ... using the letter H as a mintmark. The same year copper planchets were made for the Royal Mint to make into pennies, halfpennies, farthings, half farthings and quarter farthings. In 1852 the Mint won a contract to produce a new series of coins for France. In this the Mint pioneered the minting ... mint there, staying to fulfil the contract, and producing 750 tons of Napoleon III bronze coins from 1853 7. In 1853 the Royal Mint was overwhelmed with producing silver and gold coins. The Birmingham Mint won its first contract to strike finished coins for Britain 500 tons of copper, struck between August 1853 and August 1855, with another contract to follow in 1856. These coins had no mint ... for India, the Mint added a new lever press and further equipment, filling the Bath Street premises .... It was at this time the largest private mint in the world. In 1861 a contract for bronze coins for the newly unified Italy was signed, the Mint sending blanks and equipment to Milan to be struck into finished ... approval in 1881 to upgrade the Royal Mint, the firm provided ten lever presses and a cutting out press, effectively depriving itself of coining contracts from the Royal Mint for some time. Shortly before ... control on 22 March 1889 to the new company named The Mint, Birmingham, Limited . The agreement paid 110,000 to Heaton with 10,000 worth of copper. In addition 2,000 annual rent for the Mint property ... 1896 and 1898 the Mint struck all of Russia s copper coins over 110,000,000 coins per year . During ... more details
The Zimbabwean Mint was opened in 2001 with the intention of striking coins of Zimbabwe. It is located in the Bulawayo area of Matabeleland . It is currently mothballed, due to the hyperinflation of the Zimbabwean dollar . See also Banknotes of Zimbabwe List of mints Category Government of Zimbabwe Category Mints Zimbabwe stub ... more details
seealso Linux mintMint is a server based web analytics tool. It tracks Web traffic traffic trends, HTTP referrer s, and Web search engine search trends. ref cite news author Aaron Wall url http www.internetfinancialnews.com financialblogtalk news ifn 6 20070823MintKeepYourAnalyticsWebsiteTraffic.html title Mint Keep Your Analytics Website Traffic... publisher Internetfinancialnews.com date 2007 08 23 accessdate 2010 01 30 ref ref cite book last Sostre first Pedro coauthors Jennifer LeClaire title Web Analytics for Dummies location Hoboken, NJ publisher Wiley Pub. year 2007 pages 98 to 99 isbn 9780470098240 oclc 77540819 ref See also Web analytics List of web analytics software References refs External links official http www.haveamint.com http www.shauninman.com Personal site of Shaun Inman, designer developer of Mint Category Web analytics software stub ... more details
Lithuanian Mint is the state owned Company enterprise , responsible for the mintage of Coins of the Lithuanian litas coins and Orders, decorations, and medals of Lithuania decorations of Lithuania . The shareholding is managed by the Bank of Lithuania central bank of Lithuania . Lithuanian mintage tradition traces its history back to Algirdas times, when in Vilnius , capital city of Lithuania, was established mint. External links http www.lithuanian mint.lt lt Lithuanian Mint . official web site. Retrieved on 2008 03 13 Category Government owned companies of Lithuania Category Mints Lithuania stub fr Lietuvos monet kalykla lt Lietuvos monet kalykla ... more details
The Mint Museum is a cultural institution in Charlotte, North Carolina that comprises the Mint Museum RANDOLPH and the Mint Museum UPTOWN. Together these two locations have hundreds of collections showcasing ... 2010 04 21 cite news first Mark last Washburn coauthors authorlink title Mint to Name New Executive ... 04 21 1388667 mint to name new executive director.html work The Charlotte Observer pages accessdate 2010 04 21 language ref anchor Mint Museum of Art Mint Museum RANDOLPH linked from redirect Mint Museum RANDOLPH Infobox museum name The Mint Museum RANDOLPH native name native name lang image imagesize ... curator publictransit network website http www.mintmuseum.org The Mint Museum Randolph , resides in a federal style building that once housed the Charlotte Mint . Opening in 1936, it was the first ... , Asian Art , historic maps, Contemporary Art , and photography. The companion Mint Museum of Craft ... 1887.jpg thumb left 240px Rose Harvest , 1887. The Mint Museum is the largest visual arts institution ... Ten Ten Ten The Mint Museum Awarded Two National Endowment for the Arts Grants accessdate 2010 05 10 date 2010 05 03 work The Mint Museum Web Site publisher Mint Museum of Art ref The American ... Linda last Sweet coauthors contribution The Mint Museum Position Overview September 2009 title Collections ... url http webcache.googleusercontent.com search?q cache Kqy4hEioZJMJ www.mcaonline.com Mint 2520Museum 2520Job 2520Profile.doc Mint Museum Collection highlights&cd 6&hl en&ct clnk&gl us format accessdate ... 2010 05 11 work The Mint Museum Web Site publisher The Mint Museum url http www.mintmuseum.org american ..., Inc. There are about 2,230 objects in the Mint s collection of Contemporary Art. ref name Charlotte Business Journal 2008 02 15 cite news first Todd last Cohen coauthors authorlink title Mint Museum .... ref name Management Consultants for the Arts, Inc. The Mint s Decorative Arts collection, considered ... name Management Consultants for the Arts, Inc. The Mint has the largest and most comprehensive collection ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 The Warden of the Mint was in principle the highest ranking officer Citation needed date January 2009 of the Royal Mint of the Kingdom of England and later of Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain , having oversight over its operations and physical plant by virtue of a royal Warrant law warrant . Tenure was for life until 1685 and during pleasure thereafter. The office received a yearly emolument of 500. Technically subordinate to the Warden Citation needed date January 2009 was the Master of the Mint . The Master was, in fact, the general contractor for the minting process, delegating the actual production to his subcontractors. The Master s yearly salary of 400 might be augmented to a figure of three to five times that amount, benefitting by the markup he imposed on the coinage actually produced by his subcontractors. The most illustrious holder of the office of Warden of the Mint was Isaac Newton s later life Isaac Newton , who was warranted to this position on the recommendation of his friend, Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax Montagu , Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1698 . In 1697 however, Newton undertook the office of Master, which was far more lucrative, as well as potentially more technically challenging. Later the office of Master was subsumed by that of the Chancellor of the Exchequer the evolution of that of Warden is less clear. During the interregnum 1645 1660 the Warden John St John was appointed by Parliament. Wardens of the Mint ... Doubleday died 1620 1621 Henry Tweedy 1623 Edward Villiers Master of the Mint Sir Edward Villiers ... Last Warden References https www.history.ac.uk publications office mint wardens Institute of Historical Research Wardens of the Mint External links http galileo.rice.edu Catalog NewFiles newton.html ... isaacnewton.asp Royal Mint Biography of Newton See also M nzwardein Master of the Mint Category ... of the Mint England hist stub ... more details
Image Mint Band.png thumb right 200px MINT, Richmond VA, USA 2005. Mint is a Belgian pop rock band, which started in 1999. The band has a fixed line up of 5 persons Erwin Marcisz vocals, guitar Steve Janssens guitar Phil Marcisz bass Kim Windmolders keys Tim Claes drums Their style is focused on simplicity and attention for melody. History In 2003, they worked with Australian producer Peter Crosbie on their first full album. This resulted in a record deal with the Brussels based indie label Green LFant Records. In 2004, Echoes from the Engine Room was released in Belgium. Mint played some of the biggest festivals in Belgium Dour Festival , Marktrock en Pukkelpop . In 2005, the album was released in The Netherlands, France and Switzerland. Mint recorded the second album in Richmond, US with producer John Morand Sparklehorse , Cracker band Cracker , Lauren Hoffman . In 2006 the CD Magnetism was released in Belgium and the Netherlands. The CD presentation took place in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels . Their single The Magnetism of Pure Gold reached the number 0 spot at KinkFM, a Dutch alternative radio station. Mint signed a record deal with the American label Funzalo records who released Magnetism in the US. The single Your Shopping Lists are Poetry reached the first place in the Top 10 of most requested songs on WEQX radio, an American alternative radio station. Mint was the only Belgian band that played on the mainstage of the Belgian festival Pukkelpop in 2006 along with bands like Massive Attack and Radiohead . In 2006 they caused a stir in the Belgian media because Queen Fabiola started dancing during their gig at the Royal Palace of Laeken , the residence of King ... mintonline Queen Fabiola & Mint http www.festivalinfo.nl festival detail.php?festival id 5562 ... MINT website DEFAULTSORT Mint Category Belgian rock music groups Category Art rock musical groups nl Mint band ... more details
Infobox company company logo company name Danbury Mint company type Division of MBI, Inc. webaddress www.danburymint.com fate defunct founder Ralph Glendinning br Ted Stanley foundation 1969 location Westport, Connecticut industry products employees website http www.danburymint.com www.danburymint.com The Danbury Mint , is a division of MBI, Inc. that markets a variety of collectibles. Danbury Mint historically marketed high quality medals and ingots produced by others exclusively for them. The company also sold numerous other collectible offering including plates, bells, sculptures, etc. Danbury Mint is well known for their 1 24 scale die cast vehicles, including a now discontinued Aston Martin DB5 James Bond s DB5 James Bond s DB5 . ref cite web url http www.diecast.org diecast98 html asp list reviews xq ASP id.921 qx reviewpix.htm title Danbury Mint 1 24 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Saloon James Bond, 007 Version Discontinued date December 31, 2001 publisher DieCast.org first Jay last Olins ref Their licenses include Boyds, Coca Cola , John Deere , Dept 56, Dr. Seuss , General Motors , Goebel, King Features , Looney Tunes , Major League Baseball , Mars, Inc. , NFL , Gary Patterson , Peanuts , Pillsbury Company Pillsbury , Elvis Presley , Red Hat Society , The Walt Disney Company and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation . ref cite web url http www.danburymint.com CMSPage.aspx?UrlKey AboutUs title The Danbury Mint About Us year 2008 ref History The Danbury Mint was founded in Westport, Connecticut by Ralph Glendinning and Ted Stanley in 1969, as a subsidiary of Glendinning Companies. Their first product was a series of medals commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing. ref name history cite web url http www.mbi inc.com title Our History publisher MBI Inc. ref The Danbury Mint ..., & Integrity. Citation needed date July 2009 See also Franklin Mint , a similar company National Collector s Mint References Reflist External links http www.danburymint.com Danbury Mint homepage Category ... more details
The plant Mentha australis is also known as river mint. Geobox River Name section name Mint native name other name other name1 Image image image size km 300 image caption Country etc. country England country1 state state1 region region1 district district1 city city1 Geography length watershed discharge location discharge average discharge max discharge min discharge1 location discharge1 average Source source name source location confluence with Bannisdale Brook and unnamed watercourse source district source region source state source country source lat d source lat m source lat s source lat NS source long d source long m source long s source long EW source elevation source length Mouth mouth name mouth location confluence with River Kent at a point between Mintsfeet and Kentrigg just north of Kendal mouth district mouth region mouth state mouth country mouth lat d mouth lat m mouth lat s mouth lat NS mouth long d mouth long m mouth long s mouth long EW mouth elevation Tributaries tributary left tributary left1 tributary right tributary right1 Free fields free name free value Map section map map size map caption The River Mint is a river in Cumbria , England . The Mint starts life at Whelpside at the confluence of Bannisdale Beck , running south east from Bannisdale Head, and a smaller stream draining a group of small valleys from headwaters in The Forest, Combs Hollow and Mabbin Crag. The river runs south to Patton Bridge, picking up a series of smaller tributaries, before turning south west, continuing through the hamlet of Meal Bank. The Mint drains into the River Kent at a point between Mintsfeet and Kentrigg just north of Kendal. coord 54 20 N 2 44 W display title region GB type river source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Cumbria Mint, River de River Mint Cumbria geo stub ... more details
The Singapore Mint was founded in 1968, after the independence of Singapore from Malaysia . ref http www.singaporemint.com display.php?ID 47 The Beginning Years Singaporemint.com ref It is a Government owned corporation government company responsible for making Singapore currency the currency of Singapore and keeping it from being counterfeit ed. It has outlets in Orchard Road, where they sell special numbered Singapore dollar Banknotes banknotes and coins . The Singapore Mint coin mint also runs a coin gallery, open free to the public. ref cite web url http visitsingapore.com publish stbportal en home what to see museums singapore mint coin.html title Singapore Mint Coin Gallery work Visit Singapore accessdate 2009 05 16 ref The mint collected S 5 million in 2009 when it organised a coin note exchange, twice the amount of previous years, possibly due to the economic downturn. ref cite news url http www.channelnewsasia.com stories singaporelocalnews view 409220 1 .html title Singapore Mint collects S 5m worth of coins in exchange exercise last Cheong first Ng Lian date 15 February 2009 work Channel NewsAsia accessdate 2009 05 16 ref See also List of mints Singapore Portrait Series currency notes Monetary Authority of Singapore References Reflist External links Wikinews Singapore and Brunei issue joint banknote http www.singaporemint.com Official site cite book last Soh first Doreen title From cowries to credit cards stories of Singapore s money publisher Federal Publications date 1990 pages 85 isbn 9810120338, 9789810120337 Singapore stub Category Mints Category 1968 establishments Category Government corporations ... more details
refimprove date September 2011 Image Scotch mints.JPG thumb Scotch mints A mint is a candy sweet in British English characterized by the presence of mentha mint flavoring or real mint oil, whether it be peppermint oil, spearmint oil, or another natural or artificial source. Wintergreen and other oils or flavors are also frequently used in mints however, these are not of the mint Mentha family or botanical group.However this may have an adverse affect on man s testicles ,as it decreases the size of testicless. Types of mint candies Hard mints Hard mints, often called breath mints , are popular as breath fresheners since the taste and smell of mint oil and its active components are quite strong and feels clean and cool to the mouth as well as soothing to the stomach. ref name umm http www.umm.edu altmed articles peppermint 000269.htm ref Examples of hard mints include Altoids and Tic Tacs . In addition to breath freshening, mints that actually contain peppermint oil or extract have been popular in helping with digestion after a meal. Peppermint has muscle relaxant properties and therefore may relax the smooth muscles of the GI tract, allowing for easier passage of food contents. However, since the lower esophageal sphincter may be relaxed, peppermint may aggravate heartburn or GERD . Peppermint also seems to be effective in relieving intestinal gas and indigestion. ref name umm According ... butter content, that dissolve more readily inside one s mouth. Scotch mints A scotch mint or Pan ... and other Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth nations. The scotch mint and other candies were spheroid ... markets such scotch mints as Mentos candies. The name scotch mint comes from the specific mint plant Mentha gracilis . Mint Imperials Mint imperials are similar to scotch mints but their content is hard ... de Cambrai B tise French for blunder is a mint flavored candy made in Cambrai , France . File After ... http www.rd.com content stomach soothers Herbs to Settle Your Stomach DEFAULTSORT Mint Candy ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2007 Infobox newspaper name Mint logo Image Mint newspaper logo.png 225px image File Mint cover 03 28 10.jpg 225px border caption type Daily newspaper format Berliner format Berliner owners HT Media Ltd . founder publisher editor R Sukumar chiefeditor assoceditor maneditor newseditor managingeditordesign campuseditor campuschief opeditor sportseditor photoeditor staff foundation 1 February 2007 political language English ceased publication headquarters 16th Floor, 18 20 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110001 circulation sister newspapers Hindustan Times br Hindustan Dainik ISSN oclc website URL http www.livemint.com Mint is a business newspaper from HT Media Ltd , launched in collaboration with The Wall Street Journal on 1 February 2007. It is a premium business news publication aimed at decision makers and policy makers of the country and it is the first newspaper in India to be published in the Berliner format Berliner format . Citation needed date October 2007 The current Editor of the newspaper is R. Sukumar. Stance and editorial Opinion Mint s editorial stance ... liberalization. Mint carries a short and crisp editorial piece on the front page titled Quick ... are carried by back pages. Style The design of the Mint newspaper is geared towards presenting ... Along with the print edition, Mint also has specialised online and mobile editions which can be accessed ... which give its readers the opportunity to express their point of view and interact with Mint ... columns on travel, fashion, arts, personal technology, parenting, and health. Circulation Mint is now .... It also has editions in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chandigarh and Pune. Along with Mint ... mobile http m.livemint.com http epaper.livemint.com Mint ePaper E Paper Digital Replica of the newspaper Newspapers in India DEFAULTSORT Mint Newspaper Category English language newspapers published in India Category Publications established in 2007 Category Indian business newspapers nl Mint ... more details
The nihongo Japan Mint Dokuritsu Gy sei H jin Z heikyoku is an Independent Administrative Institution Incorporated Administrative Agency of the government of Japan Japanese government . This agency has its Head office in Osaka with branches in Tokyo and Hiroshima . History Amongst the first acts of the Meiji period Meiji government was the establishment of a Japan Mint as a constructive step towards modernization modernizing Japan s circulating currency. In the early Meiji era, paper currency was initially printed by Dondorf and Naumann in Germany. ref Boling, Joseph E. http www.money.org AM Template.cfm?Section Search&template CM HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID 2411 Building a National Currency Japan, 1868 1899, 1996. ref The European production was inspected and sealed by Banknote Annex Office of the Minister of Finance Japan Ministry of Finance . A proposal to construct a banknote .... ref National Archives of Japan, Digital Gallery website Drawings Japan Mint ref Over the course of decades, Mint activities have expanded to include the production of orders decorations , medals ... certification of precious metal wares hallmarking . The Mint became an Incorporated Administrative ..., Osaka, the actual work of minting coins began. The mint s work was urgently necessary to rectify ..., Digital Gallery website Photograph of Osaka Mint Opening Ceremony ref http jpimg.digital.archives.go.jp ... Japan National Archives Tokyo Branch 1879 This branch of the Mint was set up in the Ministry of Finance ... The branch becomes capable of managing the entire coinage process. Standards Japan Mint has sought to bring ... www.mint.go.jp eng index.html Japan Mint English web site http jpimg.digital.archives.go.jp kouseisai ... relating to Meiji era mint http www.money.org AM Template.cfm?Section Search&template CM HTMLDisplay.cfm ... Mints Category Currencies of Japan Mint Category Independent Administrative Institutions of Japan Mint ko ja simple Japan Mint zh ... more details
Encyclopedia
top
