2 March 2015 marked the 400th anniversary of the inauguration of the Madrid Mint, the present-day Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre-Real Casa de la Moneda (FNMT-RCM). To mark the occasion, a plaque was unveiled on one of the mainstays of the viaduct in Madrid, in commemoration of the Mint´s historial location.

The Madrid Mint was founded by a Royal Warrant proclaimed by Philip III in 1614 an coin production was first set in action in April 1615 with the minting of gold 2 escudo and silver 4 real pieces. Until 1861 it was located in the Calle de Segovia, situated at the foot of the current viaduct.

Philip III appointed the Duke of Uceda to fill the position of Treasurer of the Court Mint, and granted him complete control. In 1718, the Madrid Mint was brought under the direct authority of the Crown.

The Madrid Mint and the country´s Stamp Factory, set up in the reign of Felipe IV, were merged into the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre in 1893. In 1940, the FNMT was authorized to print banknotes, and soon after it also began production of security paper.

Passports and national ID cards followed when it moved to its current premises in 1964, and-more recently-it has moved into smart cards and electronic certification.

In 1987, meanwhile, a Workshop for Specially Minting was created to produce commemorative coins for the upcoming 1992 events in Spain (the Olympic Games, the fifth centenary of the discovery of America and the Universal Expo in Seville).

This also produced coins for the new monetary system introduced in 1990 and, subsequently, the euro.

In 1999, in recognition of its position and service to the country, HM King Juan Carlos I granted the FNMT the title of 'Royal'.

Currently with nearly two thousand products and services, the FNMT-RCM is a national and international reference in sectors as diverse as high-security paper, banknote printing, production of identification documents, minting of currency and collector coins, printing documents and official titles, graphic products, and laboratory testing services and consulting services in identification projects and electronic certification services.

A company oriented to provide high security solutions in which the innovation component becomes a major role.