Royal Mint resume minting their own supplementary tokens. In 1672 the Royal Mint finally took over the production of copper coinage. Prior to the outbreak of the English Civil War, England signed a treaty in 1630 with Spain which ensured a steady supply of silver bullion to the Tower mint. Additional branch mints to aid the one in London were set up including one at Aberystwyth Castle, in Wales. In 1642 parliament seized control of the Tower mint and after Charles I tried to arrest the Five Members he was forced to flee London, establishing at least 16 emergency mints across the
London Mint Office London Mint Office The London Mint Office is a British-based mail order company with headquarters in Camberwell, London that specialises in sourcing and producing commemorative coins, medals and banknotes. Established in 2006, The London Mint Office is part of the Samlerhuset Group., one of Europe’s largest coin and medal companies, founded in 1994 and operating in 14 European countries. The London Mint Office is an official UK distributor for a number of international mints including the South African Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint, and has been an approved member of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) since 2009. The company’s