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Dunstan Times, Issue 3131, 21 August 1922, Page 8

It is mi interesting fact that almost every Government in the world employs British-made coining; presses in. its mint. Recently the French Government installed a net of 14 presses of British make for the minting of nickel bronze coins to replace the two franc, one franc and half-franc notes which have been used during the war. These new presses are constructed to work at a high speed and are capable of turning out 100 finished coins per minute. The press™ are automatically fed with blanks of metal from a hopper, and should the supply of metal fail from any cause they stop automatically, thus preventing the dies j being injured. .-. > '- ■ V