Company type | Coin mint |
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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]
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]
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]
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]