- Swissmint
:"This article is about the official Swiss mint. Unrelated thereto, "Swissmint" is also the name of a Canadian financial services company.
Swissmint is the official mint of the Swiss Confederation. It is responsible for manufacturing
Swiss franc coins , both of the currency and bullion variety. Apart from making coins for the government, Swissmint also manufactures medals and commemorative coins for private customers.Swissmint is an agency of the Swiss federal government. It is part of the Federal Finance Administration, which in turn belongs to the
Federal Department of Finance . Since 1998, the Official Mint of the Confederation operates as an independent business unit under the name "Swissmint". As of2005 , Swissmint has 21 employees.The mint's building is a heritage site of national significance. [
Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance (1995), p. 105.] It was built in 1903–06 based on designs byTheodor Gohl to replace an older building at the "Gerberngraben". The sober, industrial-style yellow brick building is fronted by aNeo-Renaissance façade in marble and sandstone. [cite news|page=5|work=swissmintinfo 2/2006|title=100 Jahre Eidg. Münzstätte im Kirchenfeld|language=German|publisher=Swissmint|url=http://www.swissmint.ch/upload/_pdf/swissmintinfo/d/info06_2d.pdf]See also
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Swiss National Bank , the independent institution responsible for Swissbanknotes andmonetary policy .Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.swissmint.ch/e/ Swissmint website]
* [http://www.efv.admin.ch/d/efv/swissm.htm Federal Finance Administration website on Swissmint]
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