Swissmint
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- 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 of 2005, Swissmint has 21 employees.
[edit] See also
- Swiss National Bank, the independent institution responsible for Swiss banknotes and monetary policy.
