Warden of the Royal Mint
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Warden of the Royal Mint was a senior Crown appointment in England responsible for overseeing the security, integrity, and administration of the Royal Mint’s coinage operations.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown office
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financial oversight office → government position → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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| country |
Kingdom of England
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| fieldOfWork |
bullion management
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coinage → monetary administration → public finance oversight → |
| followedByOffice |
Master of the Mint (for Isaac Newton)
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| hasCharacteristic |
Crown appointment by royal authority
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linked to national monetary policy through coinage standards → office associated with personal financial liability for losses → often held by legally or financially trained officials → senior rank within the Royal Mint → |
| hasDuty |
administration of minting processes
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enforcement of standards for weight and fineness of coins → ensuring integrity of coinage → ensuring security of the Royal Mint → financial accountability for bullion and coin stocks → oversight of coinage operations → participation in the Trial of the Pyx → protection against counterfeiting → protection against debasement of coinage → reporting to the Crown on mint operations → supervision of mint officials → verification of the quality of newly minted coins → |
| inception |
medieval period
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| locationOfWork |
Royal Mint, London
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Tower of London → |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Isaac Newton
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| officeHolderEndTime |
1699 (Isaac Newton as Warden)
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| officeHolderStartTime |
1696 (Isaac Newton)
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| partOf |
English Crown administration
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Royal Mint → |
| positionHeldBy |
Charles Montagu
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Isaac Newton → Thomas Neale → |
| replacedBy |
reformed mint administrative structure in the 19th century
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| seeAlso |
English coinage
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Master of the Mint → Royal Mint → Trial of the Pyx → |
| subordinateTo |
Lord High Treasurer of England
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the Crown → |
| usedLegalFramework |
acts of Parliament relating to the coinage
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royal proclamations on coinage → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Isaac Newton
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Isaac Newton ("Master of the Royal Mint") → Thomas Neale ("Master of the Mint") → William Wellesley-Pole ("Master of the Mint") → |
positionHeld |
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Warden of the Royal Mint
("Master of the Mint")
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seeAlso |