Birmingham Mint

The Birmingham Mint in Birmingham, England was established in 1794 in Slaney Street by Ralph Heaton I, using second- hand coin presses bought from the estate of Matthew Boulton.

Over the past 200 years, the Mint has become renowned globally for its high quality coins. As the use of coinage around the world grew more and more in the 18th and Centuries the Mint expanded.

In later years, the plant became increasingly busy with the introduction of the Euro within the European Union; the Mint produced several million ?1 and ?2 coins. However, a slump in trade and contractual agreements between them and the Royal Mint in London meant that the mint closed in late 2003.

The Birmingham Mint didn't just manufacture coins, the plant also produced medals and tokens for vending machines.