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Mint

A place where coins are manufactured. In general, the coins produced at a government-sponsored mint are legal tender, though private minted coins may have an intrinsic value due to their metal content. Before fiat money became common, many paper notes were exchangeable for a minted coin containing some specified level of gold or silver.

mint

the organization that has the exclusive right to manufacture and issue BANK NOTES and COINS on the instructions of a government's monetary authorities. In the UK this function is performed by the Royal Mint, part of the BANK OF ENGLAND.

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Mint flights departing from Los Angeles will feature ice creams from Los Angeles-based Coolhaus.

JetBlue's Mint Experience adds artisanal ice creams

Each year the Mint strives to bring the best experience to a diverse range of visitors, receiving regular commendation from tours groups and individuals; it is an honour to receive this recognition from our local industry.

Australia : Royal Australian Mint takes home a Trifecta at the Canberra Region Tourism Awards

Wales rugby player Michael Owen was on hand at the Royal Mint, Llantrisant, to strike limited edition gold and silver Grand Slam medals in 2005 | Wales rugby player Michael Owen was on hand at the Royal Mint, Llantrisant, to strike limited edition gold and silver Grand Slam medals in 2005

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This was the thought that Kris and Bindi Parikh, owners of Mint Indian Bistro, asked themselves.

Mint Indian Bistro Hosts 2nd Annual Inferno Curry Challenge Month

The new bars are likely to appeal to people looking for a "cost-effective" way to buy bullion, with the gold bars having the added appeal of being VAT-free, the Mint said.

Royal Mint revives gold and silver bullion brand

Mint is also building a PCI, DSS, SAS 70, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 compliant new smart Tier3 data center, in UAE, to serve its clients across the region, which will meet the upcoming compliance requirement to process local payment transactions within the region, placing MME in a unique position in the market allowing MINT to compete with industry leaders who are still servicing their clients using legacy systems.

Mint Middle East signs technology partnership agreement with S2M

Smith emphasized that this version of Mint will allow the institution to customize the advisory email messages Mint as become known for.

Intuit will offer mint PFM tool to credit unions and banks

Linux Mint 12 also features the DuckDuckGo engine by default, instead of Google or Bing.

Linux Mint 12 released

The coins were minted in error by the Royal Mint and, for the first time in 300 years, a British coin entered circulation with no date - the last occasion was 1672.

Lucky Brummies cash in on error

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Fragrant mint comes in more than one form; in the garden

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IFF proprietary mint flavors

The demand for gold and silver has been unprecedented," a spokesman for the Mint told Reuters.