Kaunas Mint
| Company type | Coin mint |
|---|---|
| Industry | Coin production |
| Founded | 1665 |
| Defunct | 1939 |
| Headquarters | Kaunas, Lithuania |
Area served | Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuania |
Key people | A. G. fon Horn (governor), John II Casimir Vasa, Jonas Karys-Kareckas (governor) |
| Products | Coins |
| Owner | Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ministry of Finance of Lithuania |
The Kaunas Mint (Lithuanian: Kauno monetų kalykla) was a Lithuanian mint which produced coins in Kaunas that operated between 1665 and 1667 and again between 1936 and 1939.[1]
History
[edit]The mint was founded on 17 October 1665, during the reign of Grand Duke John II Casimir Vasa of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Building of the mint (10 × 25 meters in size) was located in Kaunas Town Hall Square and was governed by A. G. fon Horn, whose initials GFH were minted on the coins as well.[1] It minted copper shillings (also known as boratynka).[1][2][6] In total, more than 40 million coins were minted in the Kaunas Mint, until 15 January 1667.[1]
In 1936, the Kaunas Mint was reestablished by the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania and produced coins from 16 May 1936 to 1939.[7][8][9][10] In 1936, it minted bronze coins of 1, 2, 5 cents, silver coins of 1 Lithuanian litas (with the date of 1925), 5 litas (with a portrait of Jonas Basanavičius) and 10 litas (with a portrait of Vytautas the Great).[7] In 1938, a commemorative silver coin, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Independent Lithuania, was minted there.[7] In total, more than 25 million coins were minted in the Kaunas mint, while coins, their stamps and blanks were made in Belgium.[7] The mint was located on the ground floor of the building of the joint-stock company Spindulys, governed by Jonas Karys-Kareckas.[7]
Coins minted in the Kaunas Mint (Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
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Minted in 1666 -
Minted in 1666
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Coins minted in the Kaunas Mint (interwar period)
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Coin of 1 Lithuanian cent with Vytis and the Columns of Gediminas -
Coin of 5 Lithuanian cents with Vytis and the Columns of Gediminas -
Coin of 1 Lithuanian litas -
Coin of 1 Lithuanian litas with Vytis -
Coin of 5 Lithuanian litas with a portrait of Jonas Basanavičius -
Coin of 5 Lithuanian litas with a portrait of Vytautas the Great and Vytis
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Kauno monetų kalykla". Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b Laucevičius, E. Kauno pinigų kalykla (PDF) (in Lithuanian). pp. 234–243. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Remecas, Eduardas. "Valdovų rūmuose rastos monetos". Lietuvospilys.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Monetų kalykla". Aruodai.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Janušonis, S. (1984). "1692 m. Kauno pinigų kalyklos inventorius". Lietuvos TSR aukštųjų mokyklų mokslo darbai. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Jono Kazimiero Vazos (1649–1668) Lietuvos šilingas". Rinkinys.ldm.lt. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Remecas, Eduardas. "Kauno monetų kalykla". Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Pirmosios Lietuvos Respublikos monetų kalyklos jubiliejus". Pinigumuziejus.lt (in Lithuanian). Bank of Lithuania Money Museum. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Vasiliauskaitė, Gintarė (6 July 2019). "Į Kauną sugrįžta unikali A. Smetonos moneta". KaunoDiena.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Remecas, Eduardas (2015). "1925 m. laidos Lietuvos Respublikos monetų kūrimo ir kaldinimo problematika" (PDF). Pinigø studijos. National Museum of Lithuania: 49. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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