![]() This national legal tender must meet stringent standards for weight, purity, and metal content as the government is responsible for them and guarantees their face value. ![]() The Royal Mint, opened over 1,100 years ago in Britain, and la Casa de Moneda de México, the Mexican Mint established in 1535, are some of the longest working government mints in the world.Īlso known as “sovereign” mints, government mints are facilities created by a nation’s government to design and produce that nation’s currency. Government mints have been in existence since the 7th century B.C-almost as long as the concept of government itself. British Gold Britannia (Queen Elizabeth II).
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