What is the appropriate name for the mintmarks on some coins?
Mint mark definitions Term Definition mint mark ‘Mint mark’ is the appropriate term for the identification of the mint which produces coins. Almost every mint uses these marks, only two do not: The Irish Currency Centre and Mnze sterreich. currency mark mintmaster mark ‘Signature mark of the Master of the Mint’ or simply ‘signature mark’ is the appropriate term for the identification of either the chief engraver of a mint or the director of the mint, depending on how it is used. Only three mints use these marks: Belgium, France and Netherlands. Prior to 2007, Finland also used a signature mark.