Aubin Olivier

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Who is Aubin Olivier?

Aubin Olivier was a French engineer who introduced use of the screw press in minting coins. To reform French coinage, Henri II sent Olivier to investigate press technology being used by an Augsburg goldsmith. Olivier subsequently established the Royal Mill Mint on the Île de la Cité in Paris.

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on July 23, 2013

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