Royal Norwegian Mint
The Royal Norwegian Mint is a mint in Norway responsible for producing coins of the Norwegian krone. Founded in 1686 as part of Kongsberg Silverworks, the mint was taken over by the Central Bank of Norway in 1962 and later incorporated in 2001 into a private company with the Central Bank of Norway remaining the sole owner and shareholder.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Industrial building
- Description: minter of coins in Norway
- Also known as: “Den Kongelige Mynt” and “Mynta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nybrua and Energimølla.
Nybrua
Bridge
Photo: Knut Arne Gjertsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nybrua is a bridge, which is situated 110 metres north of Royal Norwegian Mint.
Energimølla
Arts center
Photo: Thomas.bjorndahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Energimølla is an arts center, which is situated 210 metres northeast of Royal Norwegian Mint.
Kongsberg Station
Railway station
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Kongsberg Station is a railway station located in downtown Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway, on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by express trains to Kristiansand and is the terminus of the L12 line from Oslo and Eidsvoll. Kongsberg Station is situated 640 metres north of Royal Norwegian Mint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skollenborg.
Skollenborg
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skollenborg is a small village in Sandsvær in the municipality of Kongsberg in Buskerud county, Norway. Since 2015 Skollenborg has been a part of the Kongsberg urban area. Skollenborg is situated 6 km southeast of Royal Norwegian Mint.
Royal Norwegian Mint
- Categories: mint, building, and industry
- Location: Kongsberg, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.6665° or 59° 39′ 59″ northLongitude
9.64956° or 9° 38′ 58″ eastOpen location code
9FFFMJ8X+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 157765022OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q13548661
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Royal Norwegian Mint” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Նորվեգիայի Թագավորական դրամահատարան”
- Dutch: “Den Kongelige Mynt”
- Galician: “Real Casa da Moeda de Noruega”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Den Kongelige Mynt”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Den Kongelige Mynt”
- Norwegian: “Den Kongelige Mynt”
- Portuguese: “Real Casa da Moeda Norueguesa”
- Slovenian: “Norveška kraljevska kovnica”
- Spanish: “Real Casa de la Moneda de Noruega”
- Swedish: “Den Kongelige Mynt”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Smeltehytta and Bjørneparken.
Nearby Places
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