File:1831 coining press (M.A.N. 1873-22-19) 01.jpg

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Invented in 1803 by Philippe Gengembre and made in 1831 by J.F. Saulnier (according to inscriptions).
Description
Date 1831
date QS:P571,+1831-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium iron, bronze and steel
Dimensions height: 77 cm (30.3 in); width: 40 cm (15.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,77U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,40U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1352282
Accession number
1873/22/19
Object history

place of creation: France

Installed at the Royal Spanish Mint's headquarters in Madrid in 1832.
Credit line Donation
Notes This model is called Austerlitz because the first machines of this kind were made in 1807 by melting the cannons captured from the Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz.
References Museum's website – Web del museo – Site du musée
Source/Photographer Luis García (Zaqarbal), 3 December 2008.
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Camera location40° 25′ 24.08″ N, 3° 41′ 19.6″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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French-made coining press from 1831 (M.A.N., Madrid)

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