Museum der Munze

The Berlin State Mint (Staatliche Münze Berlin) is one of the oldest and most important mints in Germany, with a history that reaches back to 1280. Originally founded as a margrave's mint, it evolved over the centuries into the electoral and later the royal mint. In 1750, under King Frederick II, it received the mint mark "A," still in use today, which makes it one of the oldest trademarks in the world. During the Prussian and German Empire eras, the mint played a central role in monetary policy; during the period of the Prussian State Mint, more than half of all imperial coins were produced here. Foreign states also used the capacity of the Berlin mint for their own coin production.

After World War II, production resumed in the ruins of the former Imperial Mint, and the facility became the VEB Münze Berlin, a state-owned enterprise. During this period, it was the only active mint in East Germany after other sites were closed. With German reunification, the Federal Ministry of Finance assumed responsibility, and the present-day Berlin State Mint emerged from the state-owned enterprise. It is now a commercially operated institution under the Berlin Senate Department for Finance and carries out sovereign functions for the Federal Republic.

Today, the Berlin State Mint is primarily responsible for striking circulation and commemorative euro coins. Alongside this public mission, it runs a commercial division that produces medals and tokens. In 2005, the facility moved from downtown Berlin to the Reinickendorf district. Visitors can trace the historical significance of a site that has shaped coinage in the region for more than 700 years and today plays an important role in supplying Europe's currency.