Museum der Staatlichen Münze Berlin
Here you enter the Museum der Staatlichen Münze Berlin, tied to the city’s oldest record of minting. The first mention of a Berlin mint appears in a document dated 1280, placing this tradition among the long-running institutions of European coin production. As Prussia modernized its currency, Frederick II used coin reforms in 1750 and 1764, backed by mint master Johann Philipp Graumann, and shifted control of the Prussian mint industry from semi-private enterprises to the crown. During those reforms, the Berlin mint received the “A” mint mark—a designation that continues to be used today. Berlin’s minting role also expanded in the framework of German unification. …
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