Expozícia Mincovne Kremnica
Tour of the old and new minting halls of the longest continuously operating mint in the world, with historic Vulkan presses, in a building from 1430.
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About the museum
The Kremnica mint began its story on 17 November 1328, when the Hungarian King Charles Robert of Anjou elevated Kremnica to a free royal town and granted it the privilege of operating a mint. The mint has produced almost continuously for nearly seven centuries and is one of about eighty enterprises of its kind in the world. In the 14th century the gold Hungarian ducat and the florin began to be minted here, and in 1710 the Swedish medallist Daniel Warou introduced the spindle minting press, the balancier.
The shop and exhibition of the state-owned enterprise Mincovňa Kremnica are housed in almost 600-year-old reconstructed premises from 1430. Visitors walk through an exhibition of medals, circulation coins and commemorative coins, see the old minting hall and can strike a commemorative token on the balancier. The Mincovňa Kremnica is the last place in Europe where Vulkan minting presses are still used in production today; the preserved set is a technical monument of transnational significance.
Highlights
- Old minting hall with historic Vulkan presses, a technical monument of transnational significance
- Striking a commemorative token by hand on the balancier
- Medals, circulation coins and commemorative coins of precious metals
- Historic building from 1430
Permanent exhibition
- Prehliadka starej a novej raziarne – Exhibition on the history of the mint, on medals and coins, and a tour of the historic minting hall with its Vulkan presses.
- Operated by
- Mincovňa Kremnica, štátny podnik
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4.80 |
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| Reduced | €2.50children from 6 years, pupils, students up to 25 years and pensioners |
| Children & teens | €2.50free up to age 5 · Children under 6 enter free. |
| Seniors | €2.50Pensioners. |
| Students & apprentices | €2.50Pupils and students up to 25 years. |
| Groups (5+ people) | –At least 5 and at most 30 persons per tour (according to the visitkremnica.com portal). |
| Old minting hall only – adults | €4Children from 6 years, pupils, students up to 25 years and pensioners €2. |
The price of €4.80 applies to a tour of both the old and the new minting hall; a tour of the old minting hall alone costs €4. The mint reserves the right to deny visits to the new minting hall at weekends and on weekdays after 14:00 because of the production process or maintenance.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Good to know | The whole tour takes about 60 minutes (the old minting hall alone about 45 minutes). Visitors can strike a commemorative token on the balancier and see metal tickets or badges being struck on the Vulkan presses. |
