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In addition, the unit undertakes gold and silver refining activity and is also equipped with an Assay laboratory. The IGM Mumbai, established in 1829, is one of the oldest mint in India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p id=\"ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder1_abt2E2\" class=\"content-txt\">The unit offers comprehensive range of services covering every stage of minting process &#8211; from planning to finished products. Other products manufactured in the mint include verification stamps, identification stamps, quarter stamps, and obliterating stamps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-txt\">It is an NABL\/ ISO: 17025:2017, 17034: 2016, 17043:2010, 9001:2015, 14001:2015, 45001:2018 certified institution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"org-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"org-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"2107\" class=\"elementor elementor-2107\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6edb1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6edb1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7391f50\" data-id=\"7391f50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96137e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96137e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organization Structure<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a69c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73a69c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/igmmumbai.spmcil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attachment-8_page-0002-e1734329507527.jpg\" title=\"Attachment-8_page-0002\" alt=\"Attachment-8_page-0002\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a1dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24a1dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/igmmumbai.spmcil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Officer_Directory1.pdf\">Officers Directory<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"history-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"history-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"2100\" class=\"elementor elementor-2100\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc8b7d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc8b7d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3dfea2\" data-id=\"c3dfea2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16eac14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16eac14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ec545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6ec545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div id=\"ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder1_eng\" class=\"content-txt\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>Mumbai Mint is one of the oldest mints of India. The history of the Mumbai mint dates back to the last quarter of the seventeenth century. The first mint at Mumbai was set up by Governor Aungier for coinage of rupees, pies and bajruks. The first Mumbai Mint rupee was coined in the year 1672. These coins were minted in the Mumbai castle, now INS Angre near Town Hall.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>Present Mumbai mint was constructed between the years 1824 and 1830 by Capt. John Hawkins of Bombay Engineers. Mr. James Farish was appointed as the master of mint from January 1830. For many years, 1.5 lakh coins were produced daily on three steam engines.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>Mumbai mint was, then, under the administrative control of Government of Bombay. In 1876, Mumbai mint was transferred to the Government of India. A new branch of the Royal Mint of London was opened here during the year 1918-1919 with the objectives of coining the British sovereigns in India. After coining nearly 13 lakh sovereigns, this branch was closed in April 1919.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>In 1919, Gold refinery was started in Mumbai Mint. It employed chlorine process for gold refining and refined raw gold from South Africa and Indian mines. Silver refinery was started in 1929 with an installed annual capacity of 80 million ounces of silver.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>In 1964, Mint started producing commemorative coins. The first commemorative coin was in the memory of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Post 1958, Mumbai Mint started supplying Reference, Secondary and Working Standards sets after checking against accurate standards authenticated, calibrated and approved by NPL, New Delhi.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>Mumbai Mint is one of the oldest mints of India. The history of the Mumbai mint dates back to the last quarter of the seventeenth century. It\u2019s evolution over the centuries is identical to that of the rupee. The development of coins, from manufacturing the coins in a small place by means of hammer and anvil initially, to manufacturing by automatic machines, includes many interesting stories, for instance, in olden days the weight of the coins was decided in terms of grains.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>The first mint at Mumbai was set up by Governor Aungier for the coinage of rupees, pies and bajruks. The first Mumbai Mint rupee was coined in the year 1672. These coins were minted in the Mumbai castle, now INS Angre near Town Hall. A water tank was located where now stands the multi-storied building of the Reserve Bank of India.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>Present Mumbai mint was constructed between the years 1824 and 1830 by Capt. John Hawkins of Bombay Engineers. Mr. James Farish was appointed as the master of mint from January 1830. For many years 1,50,000 coins daily were produced on three steam engines in this mint.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>In the year 1863 Col Ballard became the Master of Mumbai mint. He was the most famous British master of this mint. He reclaimed the land from the sea which is now known as Bellard Estate, the name given to perpetuate his memory.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>Mumbai mint was, then, under the administrative control of government of Bombay. In 1876, Mumbai mint was transferred to the Government of India by Finance Department Resolution No 247, dated 18\/05\/1876. Till 1893, the operation of Indian mints was regulated by Coinage Acts of XVII 1835, XIII of 1862 and XXIII of 1870. Under the new Indian Coinage Act 1906, as amended from time to time a coin can be minted up to a denomination of rupees one thousand.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>A new branch of the Royal Mint of London was opened here during the year 1918-1919 with the objectives of coining the British sovereigns in India. After coining 12.95 lakh sovereigns, this branch was closed in April 1919.Later it was converted in to the residence of the Mint Master. It is now known as the Mint House.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>In 1919, Gold refinery was started in the Mumbai Mint. It employed the chlorine process for gold refining. It refined raw gold from South Africa and Indian mines. 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