Mint Moscow, products

Many of the collectors want to purchase rare copies of commemorative coins, badges, medals, various signs, jewelery items produced by famous mints in their collections. The Moscow Mint produces a wide variety of unique products of this kind.

What is the Mint?

An enterprise that produces and issues coins of various denominations by order of the State Bank is called the Mint. In addition, the company produces medals, orders and other numerous insignia.

The existence of an organization of such importance is mandatory in any country. Such enterprises have the highest level of secrecy.

The major share of such products of Russia is produced by the Moscow Mint.

Mints, their signs

The signs of each mint are letters or signs in the form of crosses, asterisks, dots, etc., printed on coins by the enterprise that minted them.

In the history of the existence of such institutions only in Russia there were many. Consider some of them with samples of their signs (if any).

The Red Court was located in Moscow (1697-1797). Its designations are KD, MM, BK, MMD. He minted gold, silver and copper coins, as well as coins of special issues.

Kadashevsky ( Moscow) Mint operated in 1701-1736 years. His signs are MD, MM, M, MMMDD, MDZ, MDD. It was chased gold, silver and copper coins of various denominations.

Tverskoy produced bars of silver, hryvnia and copper pools. His signs are not known. The most active work in it was conducted from the end of the XV century to the 1st half of the 16th century under Ivan the Terrible.

The new Moscow Mint was located right in the center of the capital - on Red Square. There were no signs on the coins of this manufacturer either. Worked yard from 1700 to 1718 year. Engaged on it chasing a penny a sample of pre-reform. In connection with the termination of the issue of this denomination, the enterprise was closed.

Moscow Mint, photo, samples

It was founded in 1942, on April 25, by the order of the People's Commissariat of the Union (USSR).

Initially (1942-1945 gg.) Products represented not only coins and orders, but also medals. In the future, its range has increased.

Today, the Moscow Mint, in addition to all of the above, minting also a variety of tokens, badges, coins of different denominations and signs of other foreign states. He also produces certain exclusive jewelry products.

Since 1995, the Mint of Moscow - as part of the "Goznak" association.

The history of the first Moscow Mint

It is believed that in the Russian state the oldest mint is Moscow. He appeared in the time of Prince D. Donskoy. There is no written confirmation of this fact.

The only confirmation is the analysis of the features of coins from the years 1362-1389. They differ in the high quality of the stamps, the similarity of all the banknotes issued at that time in Moscow, the presence in technological cohesion of coins, the literacy of the inscriptions on coins and a number of other features characteristic of signs minted in one courtyard.

And according to the surviving written confirmations, the first courtyard was opened in 1534, during the reign of John III. It was thanks to him for Moscow and the title of leader in the production of exchangeable copies was entrenched.

Modern production of the Mint of Moscow

The coins of the Moscow Mint are its main product. For all the time of existence of this enterprise, they have produced more than 70 billion pieces. And this is not the limit.

To date, issued badges, medals were added and breastplates.

In 1999, the production of gold cases for wristwatches (male and female) was resumed. The clock is assembled on the basis of the best mechanisms of Switzerland. The Moscow Mint is famous for its fine jewelry (bracelets).

Huge variety and materials from which its products are produced: silver, gold, palladium, platinum, as well as various alloys of copper, nickel, steel and many other metals. The most famous coin in the world is the ruble of the Moscow Mint Olympic. Its release was timed to the holding of the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980.

Famous, popular, commemorative coins of the courtyard reflect the most significant historical events of the country and are collectible for numerous numismatists and ordinary collectors.

Valuable coins of the Moscow court

Valuable coins are not necessarily products made of precious metals or from ancient eras. They can be successfully found among ordinary, in circulation.

In 1997, the Moscow Mint coined 1-ruble coins. A huge number of them was released. However, some of them have their own peculiarity - the presence of a wide cant. And the number of such coins is not very large, the exact number is not known. In this regard, they are in demand and valuable in numismatists.

To distinguish such coins (with wide edging) is not difficult. On the obverse of the coin, an ornament in the form of vegetation is observed in the upper right quarter of the circle. In the ordinary ruble of the same year of issue, the "curl" of the figure is fully visible, while for coins of rare pieces, this part of the curl is not visible, it is under the edge.

Professionals who know everything about coins, their value and uniqueness, offer to pay attention to 1 ruble of production in 1997, 1998, 2003 of the Moscow Court (MMD) and the 2005 issue (SPMD) due to the rarity of the details of the stamp drawing.