The history of minting money in Great Britain. Special emphasis is laid on the work of Boulton, Watt and Murdock, and contemporary processes are shown in detail. The film has reproductions of ancient coins, with special emphasis on findings in Great Britain. The famous Maundy money distributed yearly by the King is also included.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010892
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Money
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Money supply
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Coinage
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Money
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Money supply
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)