Mexican Mint

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Mexican Mint
Agency overview
Formed 1535
Jurisdiction Federal government of Mexico
Headquarters Mexico City
Employees 1,845 (2006)
Agency executive
  • Director
Parent agency Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit
Website www.cmm.gob.mx

La Casa de Moneda de México is the national mint of Mexico and is the oldest mint in the Americas.

The Mexican Mint was established in 1535 by the Spanish viceroy Antonio de Mendoza by a decree from the Spanish Crown to create the first mint in the Americas.[1] The mint's silver eight-real coins and its successor coin, the silver peso, circulated widely in the Americas and Asia well into the 19th century and became the basis of the modern national currencies of many countries in these parts of the world, including the United States dollar,[2] the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan .

Since 1983, coins are only produced in San Luis Potosí. The ancient headquarters are currently the Museo Nacional de las Culturas in Mexico City. The mint's main client is the Bank of Mexico. Since January 13, 2014, the general mint director is Guillermo Hopkins Gamez. He is also the vice-president of the Mint Directors Conference.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nuestra Casa". La Casa de Moneda de México. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ Journals of the Continental Congress, Volume 28. 1785. pp. 354–357. Retrieved 2008-02-05.


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