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Thoughts from the mind of Mark Lennox, 28-02-2002:

>Now, does anybody know why the place of manufacture of coinage is called a
>mint? I'm trying to think about the etymology of 'mint' but cant expand it,
>my french and latin are too limited :-(

In Dutch, a coin is called a "munt".  The one place in Holland where 
coins are made (around the corner from where I live, coincidentally) 
is also called "De Munt" ('the coin').  Same etymology probably.

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