Hall Mint Museum
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The Hall Mint Museum, located in Hasegg Castle, presents Tyrol’s coinage history, featuring a replica of the 16th-century roller minting machine and the Mint Tower offering panoramic views.
Planning your visit
Hall in Tirol invented the modern coin, and almost nobody knows it. In 1567 the mint at Hasegg Castle introduced roller minting — a mechanised process in which coin blanks were rolled between engraved cylinders rather than struck individually by hammer — which made mass, uniform coinage possible for the first time. The large silver coins produced here were called thalers, and the word travelled through Dutch daalder into English as dollar.
The museum sets that out with a working replica of the sixteenth-century roller press, demonstrated for visitors, alongside the history of Tyrolean coinage and the silver from Schwaz that funded the Habsburgs. Visitors can strike their own commemorative coin.
The Mint Tower can be climbed for views over the Inn valley and the surrounding Karwendel mountains, and the medieval old town of Hall is among the better preserved in Tyrol, considerably quieter than nearby Innsbruck.
It is fifteen minutes from Innsbruck by train. Allow ninety minutes with the tower. Bookable options include guided tours of the mint and tower. Current availability is shown below.
Before you book
Where is Hall Mint Museum?
Hall Mint Museum is in Hall in Tirol, Austria.
How long should I allow for Hall Mint Museum?
Allow ninety minutes with the tower. That is the time the collection itself takes at an unhurried pace, before any queue.
Do I need to book Hall Mint Museum in advance?
Guided tours run to a fixed schedule and small group sizes, so they are usually booked ahead.
