Royal Mint of Spain, Currency production facility in Madrid, Spain.
The Royal Mint of Spain is a currency and security document production site in Madrid where coins, stamps, and official papers are manufactured for the Spanish state. The facility spans a large industrial compound with specialized workshops where presses and printing machines operate around the clock to meet national demand for payment instruments.
The institution was established in 1893 by merging the Casa de la Moneda, which minted coins, and the Fábrica del Sello, which printed stamps. Both operations were brought under a single administration to centralize the production of payment instruments and security papers for the kingdom.
The facility maintains a museum displaying historical currency production equipment, rare coins, and documentation that illustrates Spanish monetary evolution through centuries.
The site is located in northeast Madrid and is not open for regular visits as it remains an active production facility. An on-site museum opens by appointment and displays historical equipment and rare coins from different periods of Spanish monetary history.
The facility develops security features for Spanish identity documents, passports, and lottery tickets, incorporating microscopic patterns and ultraviolet-reactive inks. Technicians continuously experiment with new printing methods to make counterfeiting harder and ensure the integrity of official papers.
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