Royal Canadian Mint

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CanadaCanada Royal Canadian Mint English
Monnaie royale canadienne French

- RCM / MRC -
State level Federal level
Position of the authority Federal authority
legal form Crown corporation of Canada
Supervisory authority (s) Government of Canada / Treasury Department
Headquarters Ottawa Canada
CanadaCanada 
Coordinates 45 ° 25 '52.3 "  N , 75 ° 41' 55.7"  W Coordinates: 45 ° 25 '52.3 "  N , 75 ° 41' 55.7"  W.
Master of the Mint / President and CEO Sandra Hanington
Website www.mint.ca
Flag of the Royal Canadian Mint
Office building at headquarters in Ottawa

The Royal Canadian Mint ( English , RCM ) or because of the state-owned Canadian bilingualism equally well Monnaie royale canadienne ( French , MRC ); German Royal Canadian Mint ; is the Canadian mint founded on January 2, 1908 and based in Ottawa . Current President ( Master of the Mint ) and CEO is Sandra Hanington , who replaced Ian Bennett.

As a Crown Corporation under the supervision of the Minister of Finance , it exclusively manufactures the Canadian dollar ( circulation coins ) and coins of 74 foreign currencies . Commemorative coins as well as silver and gold coins, including the well-known Maple Leaf coins, are also produced. The company says it produces 15 million coins every working day. The Canadian dollar coins are issued in the name and on behalf of the Canadian monarch.

Today it only maintains one mint for currency coins, which is located in Winnipeg ( ) and has an area of ​​14,864 m². It was built in 1975. World icon

history

The Mint was founded in 1908 as a branch of the British Royal Mint . In 1931 it came under the control of the Canadian Treasury. Since 1969 it has been self-employed as Crown Corporation. In 1971 the Winnipeg location was finally opened.

Since 1979 the seat of the Royal Canadian Mint has had the status of a National Historic Site .

Web links

Commons : Royal Canadian Mint  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

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  1. ^ A b Royal Canadian Mint Board Members & Senior Officers. mint.ca, accessed on September 23, 2016 (English).
  2. https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/02/minister-finance-announces-appointment-master-royal-canadian-mint.html?=undefined&wbdisable=true
  3. Canada - Royal Canadian Mint. MDM Münzhandelsgesellschaft mbH & Co.KG Deutsche Münze, accessed on October 8, 2014 .
  4. RCM - Our company - history (Engl.)
  5. ^ Royal Canadian Mint National Historic Site of Canada. In: Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 29, 2014 .