National Mint of Peru

{{Short description|Building in Lima, Peru}} {{Infobox building | name = National Mint | image = LIM-246 (5).jpg | image_size = | image_alt =  | image_caption =  | coordinates =  | architectural_style = | address = [[Jirón Junín]] 781 | years_built = | groundbreaking_date = | construction_start_date = | construction_stop_date = | topped_out_date = | completion_date =  | opened_date = | inauguration_date = {{dts|1565|08|21}} | relocated_date = | renovation_date = | closing_date = | demolished_date = | cost = | owner = [[Central Reserve Bank of Peru]] | height = | material = | size = | floor_count = | floor_area = | architect = | architecture_firm = | parking = | public_transit = | website =  | references = | footnotes = }} The '''National Mint''' ({{langx|es|Casa Nacional de Moneda}}), also known as the '''Mint of Lima''' ({{langx|es|Casa de Moneda de Lima}}), is a [[Mint (facility)|mint]] located in the neighbourhood of [[Barrios Altos]], in the city of [[Lima]], [[Peru]]. Its origin dates back to 1565.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bcrp.gob.pe/billetes-y-monedas/casa-nacional-de-moneda/historia.html |title=Casa Nacional de Moneda |website=[[Banco Central de Reserva del Perú]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Historia de la moneda en el Perú |last=Contreras |first=Carlos |publisher=[[Banco Central de Reserva del Perú]], Instituto de Estudios Peruanos |year=2020 |isbn=978-9972-51-565-1 |pages=267-325 |language=es |url=https://www.bcrp.gob.pe/docs/Publicaciones/libros/2020/historia-de-la-moneda-en-el-peru.pdf |last2=Chocano Mena |first2=Magdalena |chapter=6: La Casa Nacional de Moneda, desde 1821 hasta la actualidad |oclc=990806034}}</ref>

==See also== *[[Economy of Peru]] *[[Central Reserve Bank of Peru]]

==References== {{reflist}} {{Lima landmarks}} [[Category:Barrios Altos]] [[Category:Economy of Peru]] [[Category:Colonial Peru]] [[Category:Organizations established in 1565]] [[Category:Economic history of Peru]]