Royal Mint
The mint of the United Kingdom.
The Royal Mint, originally known by the name London Mint, was founded in 886. It moved to the Tower of London in 1279, where it remained for more than 500 years. In the 16th century it was granted a monopoly for producing coinage and also supplied coins for several other countries. While Isaac Newton was Warden of the Royal Mint, where he was responsible for the testing of coins, the Royal Mint expanded and was housed in several buildings around the Tower’s outer wall. Coin production was mechanised in the 17th century, and rolling and pressing machines were installed. The new machines made counterfeiting more difficult but required a great deal of space. After the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars, it was decided in 1812 to move the Mint to a new building. This building was renovated and expanded in the 1880s. The Royal Mint moved to Llantrisant in South Wales in 1980.
During his time in London, Johann Conrad Fischer frequently visited the Royal Mint and its directors, including Ralph Heaton.
See location: Royal Mint.
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- Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.
- Henderson, W. O.: J. C. Fischers Besuche in London zwischen 1794 und 1851. In: Sonderdruck aus Tradition - Zeitschrift für Firmengeschichte und Unternehmensbiographie 1967, S. 418f.
- Henderson, W. O.: J. C. Fischer and his Diary of Industrial England 1814–1851. London 1966, S. 37–39.
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