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
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)
Minted in 1665
Minted in 1665
Minted in 1666
Minted in 1666
Coins minted in the Kaunas Mint (interwar period)
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
See also
References
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- ^ 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.