The Royal Mint of Spain, also known as the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (National Factory of Coins and Stamps), is a government-owned institution responsible for producing and distributing currency and stamps in Spain. The mint has a long history, dating back to the 16th century when King Felipe II established the Casa de la Moneda (House of Coins) in Madrid.
Today, the Royal Mint of Spain is a modern facility that uses state-of-the-art technology to produce coins and other currency items. It is also responsible for creating and producing official seals, documents, and stamps, including the highly-regarded Spanish postage stamps. The Royal Mint can produce up to €2.4 billion in the span of 128 hours, depending on various factors such as the type and denomination of the money being produced.
The building itself is located in Madrid and is an imposing neoclassical structure with a grand entrance and an expansive interior. Over the years, the building has been renovated and expanded to accommodate modern production processes and security measures, though none of it was enough to stop the robbers from infiltrating and taking multiple hostages.
The actual Royal Mint of Spain's building is not in Money Heist, but instead the Spanish National Research Council.
History[]
In 2016, it was the location of a heist, where a group of robbers who took 67 hostages while staying inside the bank for 11 days in the Royal Mint of Spain Heist. They printed €984 million while in the mint.
During the heist, the robbers force some hostages to dig a tunnel as a red herring, while Moscow digs into an already built tunnel from one of the vaults, connecting to the professor's hangar. This tunnel is the robber's intended escape route.