Kaunas Mint

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| key_people = A. G. fon Horn (governor), John II Casimir Vasa, Jonas Karys-Kareckas (governor)

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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1665}}

| defunct = {{end date |1939}}

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The Kaunas Mint ({{langx|lt|Kauno monetų kalykla}}) was a Lithuanian mint which produced coins in Kaunas that operated between 1665 and 1667 and again between 1936 and 1939.

History

The mint was founded on 17 October 1665, during the reign of Grand Duke John II Casimir Vasa of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.{{cite web |title=Kauno monetų kalykla |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/kauno-monetu-kalykla/ |website=Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia |access-date=1 August 2021 |language=Lithuanian}}{{cite book |last=Laucevičius |first=E. |title=Kauno pinigų kalykla |pages=234–243 |url=http://lad.lt/data/com_ladlibrary/970/231-243.pdf |access-date=1 August 2021 |language=Lithuanian}}{{cite web |last1=Remecas |first1=Eduardas |title=Valdovų rūmuose rastos monetos |url=http://www.lietuvospilys.lt/data/money.htm |website=Lietuvospilys.lt |access-date=1 August 2021 |language=Lithuanian}}{{cite web |title=Monetų kalykla |url=http://old.aruodai.lt/archeologija/aprasai/kalykla.htm |website=Aruodai.lt |access-date=1 August 2021 |language=Lithuanian}}{{cite journal |last=Janušonis |first=S. |date=1984 |title=1692 m. Kauno pinigų kalyklos inventorius |journal=Lietuvos TSR aukštųjų mokyklų mokslo darbai |url=https://www.journals.vu.lt/ekonomika/article/download/15984/15086/ |access-date=1 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Jono Kazimiero Vazos (1649–1668) Lietuvos šilingas |url=http://www.rinkinys.ldm.lt/iris/index.aspx?cmp=search&action=details&lang=LT&mus=1&ext_id=963967 |website=Rinkinys.ldm.lt |access-date=1 August 2021}} Building of the mint (10 × 25 meters in size) was located in Kaunas Town Hall Square and was governed by A. G. fon Horn, whose initials GFH were minted on the coins as well. It minted copper shillings (also known as boratynka). In total, more than 40 million coins were minted in the Kaunas Mint, until 15 January 1667.

In 1936, the Kaunas Mint was reestablished by the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania and produced coins from 16 May 1936 to 1939.{{cite web |last1=Remecas |first1=Eduardas |title=Kauno monetų kalykla |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/kauno-monetu-kalykla-1/ |website=Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia |access-date=1 August 2021 |language=Lithuanian}}{{cite web |title=Pirmosios Lietuvos Respublikos monetų kalyklos jubiliejus |url=https://www.pinigumuziejus.lt/lt/naujienos/pirmosios-lietuvos-respublikos-monetu-kalyklos-jubiliejus |website=Pinigumuziejus.lt |publisher=Bank of Lithuania Money Museum |access-date=1 August 2021 |language=lt}}{{cite web |last=Vasiliauskaitė |first=Gintarė |title=Į Kauną sugrįžta unikali A. Smetonos moneta |url=https://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/kaunas/miesto-pulsas/i-kauna-sugrizta-unikali-smetonos-moneta-920972 |website=KaunoDiena.lt |date=6 July 2019 |access-date=1 August 2021 |language=lt}}{{cite journal |last=Remecas |first=Eduardas |date=2015 |title=1925 m. laidos Lietuvos Respublikos monetų kūrimo ir kaldinimo problematika |url=https://www.lb.lt/uploads/documents/docs/publications/ps_2015_2_remecas.pdf |journal=Pinigø studijos |publisher=National Museum of Lithuania |page=49 |access-date=1 August 2021}} In 1936, it minted bronze coins of 1, 2, 5 cents, silver coins of 1 Lithuanian litas (with the date of 1925), 5 litas (with a portrait of Jonas Basanavičius) and 10 litas (with a portrait of Vytautas the Great). In 1938, a commemorative silver coin, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Independent Lithuania, was minted there. In total, more than 25 million coins were minted in the Kaunas mint, while coins, their stamps and blanks were made in Belgium. The mint was located on the ground floor of the building of the joint-stock company Spindulys, governed by Jonas Karys-Kareckas.

Coins minted in the Kaunas Mint (Grand Duchy of Lithuania)

Lithuanian Shilling of Jonas Kazimieras Vaza with his portrait and Vytis (Waykimas), minted in Kaunas, 1665.jpg|Minted in 1665

Lithuanian Shilling of Jonas Kazimieras Vaza with his portrait and Vytis (Waykimas), minted in Kaunas, 1665 (2).jpg|Minted in 1665

Lithuanian Shilling of Jonas Kazimieras Vaza with his portrait and Vytis (Waykimas), minted in Kaunas, 1666.jpg|Minted in 1666

Lithuanian Shilling of Jonas Kazimieras Vaza with his portrait and Vytis (Waikymas), minted in Kaunas, 1666 (2).jpg|Minted in 1666

Coins minted in the Kaunas Mint (interwar period)

Litwa 1c.jpg|Coin of 1 Lithuanian cent with Vytis and the Columns of Gediminas

Lithuanian coin of 5 cents with Vytis (Waykimas) and the Columns of Gediminas, 1925.jpg|Coin of 5 Lithuanian cents with Vytis and the Columns of Gediminas

1 LT 1925 A.png|Coin of 1 Lithuanian litas

1 LT 1925 R.png|Coin of 1 Lithuanian litas with Vytis

5 LT 1936 A.png|Coin of 5 Lithuanian litas with a portrait of Jonas Basanavičius

Litwa 10lt.jpg|Coin of 5 Lithuanian litas with a portrait of Vytautas the Great and Vytis

See also

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