NNP

National Mint.  A government mint; the factory that produces coins for the country in which it is located. Forty-nine countries at the end of the 20th century have national mints; others have their coins struck by custom minting either at other national mints or by a private mint. For a list of national mints see Appendix 6.

excerpted with permission from

An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

Roger W. Burdette, Editor