A Mint: Where Money Is Made

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Coins are born here. A mint is a factory where metal is turned into the coins that jingle in your pocket. Every country that uses coins has at least one mint to create them.

High-tech coin making. Modern mints use huge machines to stamp, shape, and polish metal blanks into perfect coins. It takes many steps, from melting metal to checking that every coin is exactly right.

Serious security measures. Mints are some of the most heavily guarded buildings in the world because they're making valuable currency. They need strong protection to keep all that metal and money safe.

Every country has one. Nearly every nation runs its own mint to create coins for its people. The oldest mints in the world have been making coins for hundreds of years!

More than just coins. Some mints also make medals, commemorative coins, and special tokens for different countries or important events.