Mint Museum
History
The 108-year-old Royal Mint established by the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, the first one to introduce machine-made coins among the princely states of the country those days, is going to be converted into a museum to showcase the coinage and currency heritage of the historic city.
During the Nizam times, the mint at Saifabad was used to mint coins and later paper currency. The building that is more than 100 years old and houses machinery from the same era will now be converted into a ‘Mint Museum.’ Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), which is a central body, is working on the process of making it a full-fledged museum.
Already, the work to revive the old machinery has begun. It is the first time in the history of India that a century-old mint building is being converted into a mint museum.
During the Nizam times, the mint at Saifabad was used to mint coins and later paper currency. The building that is more than 100 years old and houses machinery from the same era will now be converted into a ‘Mint Museum.’ Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), which is a central body, is working on the process of making it a full-fledged museum.
Already, the work to revive the old machinery has begun. It is the first time in the history of India that a century-old mint building is being converted into a mint museum.
Restoration
• Removal of cement plaster from brick wall, replastering with lime mortar in three coats, with a lime paint
• Old style electrical conduiting
• Restoration of old lamp shades, Balance [Tarazu], Wrought Iron columns with chains,
Lights, Garden Bench
• Restored teak wood Almirah with glass shutter, stripped old stains and paint restored broken wooden members and hand polished the complete almirah
• Canons Restoration – Cleaning brass and iron members of the canon, soldered broken pieces and mounted the canons in old style stone pedestal, custom built with 40mm thick coping stone
• Abrasive Cleaning of Cast Iron columns, removed several layers of hardened paint done over 100 years, bringing back the original casted finish.
• Old style electrical conduiting
• Restoration of old lamp shades, Balance [Tarazu], Wrought Iron columns with chains,
Lights, Garden Bench
• Restored teak wood Almirah with glass shutter, stripped old stains and paint restored broken wooden members and hand polished the complete almirah
• Canons Restoration – Cleaning brass and iron members of the canon, soldered broken pieces and mounted the canons in old style stone pedestal, custom built with 40mm thick coping stone
• Abrasive Cleaning of Cast Iron columns, removed several layers of hardened paint done over 100 years, bringing back the original casted finish.