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Royal Mint Timeline - Coggle Diagram

- - - - 1642
        
        1649
        
        1688
        
        1696
        
        Sir Isaac Newton became the mint warden and tried to combat counterfeiting of the coins.
        
        1805
        
        1809
        
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        Construction started on new Tower Hill mint in London
        
        Parliament re-took control over the Mint from the crown.
        
        Charles the First was executed in 1649, the new Commonwealth of England created it's own set of coins using English instead of the Latin previously used.
        
        Peter Blondeau, a French engineer, was invited to help improve the minting process using a milling method
        
        Parliament seized control of the mint in the tower
      - In 1630, England signed a treaty with Spain to receive a supply of silver for their mint. Multiple more mints were established in other parts in the country including Aberystwyth Castle.