Mumbai Mint is one of the oldest mints of the Country. It has got the capacity of minting coins, medals & further, it is also taken care of refining of Gold and Silver and other metals.The India Government Mint, Mumbai is one of the four mints in India and is situated in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay).

Both the mint and the town hall with their pillars and Grecian porticos were built in the 1820′s. The Mint was sanctioned by the East India Company in 1823. An inscription on the building shows it was designed by Major John Hopkins of Bombay Engineers. The construction commenced in 1824 and was completed in 1827. The site was originally reclaimed from the sea. Initially governed by the Governor of the Bombay Presidency, it was transferred to the Government of India on 18 May 1876 through a Finance Department Resolution 247. In 1918, a branch of the Royal Mint of London was set up to issue British sovereigns. In April 1919, after manufacturing 12.95 lakh (1.295 million) coins, it was shut down.

The main activity of the mint is in the production of commemorative and development-oriented coins. The mint is situated just opposite the Reserve Bank of India in the Fort area of South Mumbai.

Besides coins, the Mint also produces medals of various types, for Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, educational institutions, social service institutions, badges etc. It is also a centre for the issuance of gold ingots in exchange of unrefined gold tendered by licensed dealers. The institution also has a separate department that makes official weights and measures such as metric weights, capacity, and linear measures for state governments, laboratories and the Bureau of Indian Standards.

Contact Details:
India Government Mint,
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg,
Fort, Mumbai
Pin-400023 India
Ph. No: 91-22-22703184/ 22661735
Fax No: 022-22661450
E-Mail: mumbaimint@gmail.com
Web: www.mumbaimint.in