The Mint Master: A Medieval Mint Master Strikes Gold Coins — He Hammers the Die onto the Coin Blanks
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Educational scene of a medieval mint (Münzstätte). Setting: a workshop with a large work table covered in tools. The mint master: a careful-looking man seated at the work table, wearing a leather apron. He is striking coins using the traditional medieval minting method — he holds a lower die (Unterstempel) between his legs (or in a block), places a metal blank (Schrötling — a flat disc of silver or gold) on top, holds the upper die (Oberstempel — with the coin design engraved into it) over the blank, and strikes it sharply with a heavy hammer, impressing the design onto both sides of the coin. On the table: coin blanks (smooth flat discs in silver and gold), finished coins showing a king's or queen's profile on one side and a coat of arms on the other, the two dies, weighing scales, a bag of gold coins, a ledger book. On the wall behind: shields with heraldic symbols of the noble patron.
