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The oldest mint in Europe: Mint of Lucca
The Mint of Lucca starting to mint coins from 650 until 1843
It is the oldest mint in Europe because Lucca was a republic and minted coins with the last coin of Two Lire in 1843 under Carlo Ludovico di Borbone
The Mint opened 12 centuries had been designated for the minting of coins and produced 2,000 coin types
Today we have a Foundation that takes care of it with its headquartes in the Casermetta
of San Donato on the Urban Walls where we have a small museum with the aim of conserving and reconstructing
the historical heritage of the Lucca Mint and exhibit not only coins but also
papal medals
The visit to th Mint Museum is possible with a ticket of 6 eu or 4 eu reduced for history and numismatic enthusiast