150px, Aubin Olivier, depicted by Léonard Gaultier Aubin Olivier () was a French engineer who introduced use of the

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coin minting technique to France.Sargent, T. J., & Velde, F. R. (2002). ''The big problem of small change''. Princeton University Press. To reform French coinage, Henri II sent Olivier to investigate press technology being used by an

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ...

goldsmith A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Nowadays they mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, goldsmiths have also made silverware, platters, goblets, decorative and servicea ...

. Olivier subsequently established the Royal Mill Mint () on the

Île de la Cité Île de la Cité (; English: City Island) is an island in the river Seine in the center of Paris. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the Roman governor. In 508, Clovis I, the first King of the Franks, established his palace ...

in Paris.

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