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OUR PUBLICATIONS The publications of FRIENDS OF THE SEGOVIA MINT can be purchased directly from the Association, for mailing to addresses in Spain. Please inquire for shipment to other countries. For more information click this link. |
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ROYAL FRAUD. Phillip II's Monetary Adventures at the Segovia Mint. Latest publication of the Association, released in June of 2019. Documented historical novel about how Phillip II obtained advanced German technology to build his Mint in Segovia, Spain. Unpublished secrets are revealed about the King's fraud at the Mint, with repercussions which lasted 50 years. For more information click this link. |
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HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION Founded in 1993 to promote the restoration of the Segovia Mint, which was in ruins, the FRIENDS OF THE SEGOVIA MINT ASSOCIATION currently has its own editorial program with international projection. Members receive our publications free of charge, and can visit national Museums in Spain, free of charge, thanks to an agreement with HISPANIA NOSTRA, of which the Association is a member. To obtain a membership application click this link. |
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One year after the
completion of the restoration work on the Segovia Mint, the
Association has prepared this special report on certain
aspects which we believe are not acceptable according to
proper scientific and technical critera, and thus should be
eventually modified when time and money permit. |
Special report of May 18, 2012. |
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Information about
guided tours of the Segovia Mint building, and a large
selection of the latest photos of the reconstructed Mint.
Please be advised however, that the "Mint Museum of
Technology" still needs to be funded and created, and
that visitors see only empty buildings and the patios. |
Fin de la obra de rehabilitación. |
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Videos of the official
visit to the Royal Segovia Mint after the restoration of the
Industrial Heritage site. Filmed by Javier López Alarma
[Segovia al Día], posted on YouTube. |
Videos of the restored Segovia Mint. info@segoviamint.org |
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GLENN MURRAY RECEIVES The Segovians invited and present handed the Queen an artistically cut coin, donated by the Association in the name of all segovians. The coin, a commemorative of the Royal Family, struck in 1990, was specially cut by our member and world expert in this rare art: Geovanny Castañeda. The coin, from the Glenn Murray collection, had been used for years by the Association to show people the size and weight of the 50 real cincuentin pieces. It has passed through the hands of thousands of Segovians on the guided Mint visits which we offered for many years. [click photos to enlarge] |
 Murray receives the award from the Queen.
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Grand
Prize winner of the "EUROPEAN
UNION PRIZE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE / EUROPA NOSTRA AWARD"
2009.
Winner of the V Peñalosa
Medal "MEDALLA
PEÑALOSA",
for the defense of the Cultural-Artistic Heritage of Segovia.
Winner of the "SEGOVIAN
OF THE YEAR" 2009 award. |
 Murray receives the Grand Prize of 10.000 euros from Her Royal Highness the Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón, President of EUROPA NOSTRA. |
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The Association has
struck many varieties of coins with our custom designed dies:
10 obverse and 3 reverse dies. To see these coins and
print an order form, follow this link: |
Buy a coining die of your own design and we will take our hammer-press and the Segovia Mint to your inaugurations, fiestas and other special events. info@segoviamint.org |
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In
this new page, we offer direct links to videos related to
the Segovia Mint on YouTube |
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We have a large selection of photos of the restoration project carried out at the Segovia Mint from February 2007 to May of 2011. The construction work went well and the results are superb. We have been spearheading every step of the effort for over 18 years and are extremely pleased to see that our dreams and plans are finally coming true. See all our photos in: RESTORATION
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 New photos January 2010 New
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New
project led by the Friends of the Segovia Mint Association and
the Landesmuseum
für Technik und Arbeit in Mannhein, Germany, for the
study and documentation of coining machines, tools and
processes of the 16, 17 and 18th centuries.
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With these handcrafted cut-out versions of our coins, we hope to show one more product that could be made and sold in the workshops of the future Segovia Mint Museum.
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The
latest die by our member engraver, Juan Jose Sanchez Castaño.
These new pieces will be struck during the San Frutos
festivities, Saturday, October 24, at the door to the
Cathedral, just below the statue of San Frutos. Sunday
October 25, we offer a guided tour of the Eresma River along
side the mint building. |
 A "latent image" simulates the Passing of the Page! |
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Thanks to
the continued support of the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY OF SEGOVIA, the Association has been able to
publish a new brochure about the Mint, in which we show our
support towards the Mint Restoration as the "Flagship
Project" of the candidature of Segovia to be the European
Capital of Culture in 2016.
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On July
13, 2009, the Association officially requested this new
recognition for the the Segovia Mint. The "European
Heritage Seal" is a new award scheme established in
2007 by the European Union for the purpose of spotlighting
monuments and natural spaces that have played an essential
role in the history of Europe.
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The Association is
spearheading, with TICCIH International, a project to locate world mints which produced
coins in the modern era, from 1500.
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Member Javier Verdejo has donated a
collection of 392 coin auction catalogs dating from the early
70s through 2009 to the library of the Association. This
is his third major dotantion of books and we now have catalogs
from virtually every important auction which has taken place
over the past 40 years. We invite members to continue
expanding our library. |
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The book explains the scientific reasoning behind the proposal of the Chamber of Commerce that the Royal Mint of Segovia be recognized as the "Oldest, most advanced and complete industrial manufacturing plant in the world" and as such, be declared a "Heritage of Mankind" site. The Association is pleased to be able to offer a FREE pdf of the book by clicking on this link.
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The Association has
launched coins struck with our new reverse die during the
celebration of the 2nd anniversary of "Mint Day",
February 14, 2009. The new die was designed by our
engraver and member Juan Jose Sanchez, and carries the date
2009. See all of our coins in: ASSOCIATION |
Buy a coining die of your own design and we will take our hammer-press and the Segovia Mint to your inaugurations, fiestas and other special events. info@segoviamint.org |
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You can learn the
history of the Segovia Mint in a fun and easy way through this
comic, with illustrations by the famous Segovian humorist and
painter, Jose Orcajo, and texts by historian Glenn Murray. |
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The Effects of the Great Potosi Mint Scandal in Spain. 2. The Royal Mil Mint of Segovia: a Hydraulic Coining Factory. 3. Auction of the Madrid, Seville, Segovia and Jubia Mints (1863-1883). 4. El Vellon de Molino y la Mecanizacion a la Segoviana de las Cecas Castellanas. 5. Los Cincuentines de la Coleccion Marques de Solanes. 6. The Hall Mint in Tyrol during the 15th and 16th Century and its relation to Spain. 7. King Philip II: The Missing Assayer Mark on his Coins from the Segovia Mint. |
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THE
EUROMINT WEBSITE HAS BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY TAKEN OFF LINE BY SEGOVIA CITY HALL  |
