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MASTER PUNCH [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)
  • Coining
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

A steel, coin-scale block whose positive design is imparted to a series of steel blocks, thus producing the quantity of negative dies required for the minting of a coin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)
  • Monnayage
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Bloc en acier, aux mêmes dimensions que la pièce à frapper, dont on reproduit le motif positif sur une série de blocs d'acier engendrant ainsi la quantité de coins négatifs nécessaires pour la frappe d'une pièce de monnaie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y materiales (Metalurgia)
  • Acuñación de moneda
  • Monedas y billetes
CONT

Mediante otra nueva operación de hincado, a partir de la matriz, se levanta el punzón de hincar troqueles, que vuelve a ser positivo y del que ya, por último, se obtendrán tantos troqueles como requiera la producción de piezas [de moneda].

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