BasketThe history of money
The history of Finnish money
Numismatic vocabulary
About a Coin Exhibition in Science Centre Heureka
The tale of a coin
Junior coin collector’s knowledge base
The making of money The making of circulation coins
The making of collector coins
Coins are struck in the minting section
Sustained investment in technology has made The Mint of Finland a pioneer in the development of circulation coin production technology, with each sector subjected to careful analysis.
Coins are minted, or struck, in the minting section. It is here that the blanks are turned into money of a certain denomination.
Circulation coins issued in high numbers are manufactured as in any factory: with speed, precision and efficiency. Each strike of the circulation coin minting machine produces yet another coin.
With collector coins, the minting section takes on a different mood. Another machine is used to strike the coins, often employing double punching. Collector coins are also worked by hand at several stages of the process. Quality control is equally stringent for both circulation and collector coins.
Making money.
Asko Kahra adjusts the blank stoppers on the Schuler.
782 coins a minute; 46,920 an hour; 375,360 a day; and almost 1.9 million a week.
