About the Company

Česká mincovna (henceforth "the Czech Mint" in English) was established on 1st July 1993 as an independent manufacturing division of Bižuterie a.s. Jablonec nad Nisou. In the period of  2005 - 2009, the company was a part of JABLONEX GROUP a.s.
Since 2 April 2010, the independent new company Česká mincovna a.s. has been owned by Czech-Swiss conglomerate Monetica, a. s.

      Within 6 months following the foundation, the Czech Mint was built as the exclusive supplier for the requirements of the central bank of the Czech Republic. 

      The Czech Mint has thus minted all the currency coins for the Czech Republic since 1993. In 1994, the mint began to manufacture silver commemorative coins at a nominal value of 200 CZK and in 1995 it started mintage of gold commemorative coins at a nominal value of 1000 CZK, 2500 CZK, 5000 CZK and 10000 CZK.

      The Czech Mint currently employs 60 people. The plant is equipped with modern Gräbener presses for the mintage of circulation coins as well as for commemorative coins and medals made of precious and common metals. The mint´s annual capacity has been designed to be 500 million circulation coins and 300 thousand commemorative coins. The mint is completely self-sufficient with regard to the manufacture of coining dies, tools and in the use of chemical surface finishes. The semi-products for the production of the circulation coins and for the commemorative coins and medals are purchased abroad from renowned suppliers, as no such domestic production exists. 

      The Czech Mint is under the direct supervision of the Czech National Bank with regards to minting of circulation coins and the manual relations concerning  production of  currency are modified by long-term contracts. The inspection and measuring equipment conforms to the current European standards and it is linked to the inspection activities of the Czech National Bank´s experts.

The Czech Mint has already acquired several orders for supplies of circulation coins abroad, for example to Moldavia, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela or Lebanon. 

      Within the area of memorial mintage, the Czech Mint gained a significant domestic market standing in 1995 - 1997 and the company has continued to strengthen its position. The Mint has formed close contacts with leading Czech companies, for which it mints memorial medals made of precious metals.
The Czech Mint´s own emission activities are aimed at both significant contemporary and historical political, sport and cultural events.
In 1996 the Czech Mint introduced the Ducat Series of the Czech Republic onto the market, which was inspired by the motif of the birth of a child.
In 1998, the Czech Mint first presented an independent exhibition at the international coin trade fair in Basil, Switzerland and it has regularly participated at this event ever since. 

      In cooperation with the Czech National Bank, the Czech Mint has manufactured the world´s first commemorative coin including a hologram. This specifically involves a silver commemorative coin with a nominal value of 2000 CZK, where the hologram is embossed on the gold inlay. This coin was highly regarded by experts at the international coin conference, which took place in Canberra, Australia in 2000. 

      Although the history of the Czech Mint is not very long, the mint has succeeded to gain a number of awards. For example, in 1993, the bimetal fifty-crown coin with a motif of Prague was declared the "best currency coin of the year"  in the prestigious annual competition organised by the American magazine World Coin News and Krause Publications Publishing house, 
In 1999 the Czech Republic was awarded the first prize in the category for the most beautiful coin minted in 1999 in the same competition run in the USA. This prize was for 10 000 CZK coin from Charles the Fourth set with the motif of the founding of the New Town in Prague.
The repeated favourable assessments of Czech coinage in the relatively short period of the existence of the independent Czech currency bear witness to the artistic and technical quality of our currency.
In 2003 the Czech Mint was awarded Vreneli Preis - the price for the contribution in the development of numismatics in the category of foreign mints at the international fair in Basil. 

      In 2002 Lloyd´s Register Quality Assurance The Quality Management System ISO 9001:2000 has been established in the Czech Mint. This step fits in the mint´s basic long-term strategy, where the final step is the mintage of Euro currency for the requirements of the Czech Republic. At present, the Czech Mint is very closely co-operating with the European Minting Centre in Brussels concerning the question of the Euro currency. However, the Czech National Bank and the European Central Bank will have the final word in this matter depending on the fulfilment of the monetary and economic conditions set by the Commission in Brussels. The Czech Mint is technically prepared for the mintage of the new Euro currency in 12 months following receiving the final decision of central authorities.