The Italian Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS) (State Mint and Polygraphic Institute), founded in 1928, is situated at the via Salaria 691 in Rome. As well as producing coins, passports, and postage stamps for Italy, it serves the micro-states of the Vatican City, San Marino, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. It also publishes books under the imprint Libreria dello Stato.[2] The O.C.V. (Officina Carte Valori) and traditional productions factory, the multimedial production institute and the Mint are also located in the capital. Other factories are located in Verrès,[3] Val d'Aosta, and Foggia, Apulia. Banknotes are produced by the Bank of Italy.
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 IPZS headquarters in Rome | |
| Company type | società per azioni |
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| Industry |
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| Founded | 6 December 1928 |
| Headquarters | Rome , Italy |
Area served | Italy, San Marino, Vatican City |
Key people |
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| Products |
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| Revenue | €372,574 million[1] (2017) |
| €49.765 million[1] (2017) | |
| Owner | Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance |
Number of employees | 1,736[1] (2017) |
| Website | https://www.ipzs.it/ext/index.html |
In 2002, IPZS became a public limited company (società per azioni or SpA) with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze) as sole shareholder.
History
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On 27 December 1911, the Italian mint was officially inaugurated by king Victor Emmanuel III in the seat located in via Principe Umberto, on the Esquiline. But in 1907, Victor Emmanuel founded the Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia (SAM) ('School of the Art of Medalmaking') in the old location of the mint. The school trained new artists about carving and modelling techniques and its attendants would later manufacture real coins: it is still nowadays a unique example in the world of didactic and creative formation inside a mint.[4]
In 1928, the Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato ('State Polygraphic Institute') was established and in 1978 acquired the mint section, under president Rosario Lanza, becoming the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato.[5]
In 1982, it became the first mint to manufacture Bi-metallic coins through a patented process.[6]
Since October 2002, the IPSZ is a società per azioni with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance as sole shareholder.
Functions
editIPZS prints official state publications like the Gazzetta Ufficiale, state marks and seals, postal stamps and manufactures coins. IPZS designs anti-counterfeiting and security systems for identity cards, electronic passports, driving licenses and residence permits. It manufactures vehicle registration plates and manages institutional sites and databases.
Since 2001, the CNAC (Coin National Analysis Centre)[7] has been established in the Mint and it analyses counterfeit coins delivered by obliged subjects in Italy, San Marino and Vatican City.[8] According to the Italian law n° 27 of 24 March 2012,[9] CNAC has additional tasks and functions which derive from the application of the EU Regulation 1210/2010.[10] CNAC receives coins not suitable for circulation, carries out tests using specific instruments (art. 5 of the aforesaid regulation), does the annual controls according to the article 6 of the aforesaid regulation (commas 2 and 6) and trains the personnel involved in the authentication process. It is a member of the European group of sophistication of the OLAF, headed by OLAF/ETSC (European Technical and scientific Centre) and formed by 27 European CNACs, Europol and the European Central Bank.
Managers
edit| Period | Role and name | Notes |
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| 2017 – (Term of office 2017 – 2019) |
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| 2014–2016 |
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[11] |
| 2011–2013 |
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[12] |
| 2008–2010 |
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[13] |
| 2007–2009 |
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[14] |
| 2004–2006 |
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[15][16][17] |
| 2002–2004 |
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[18] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Bilancio al 31 dicembre 2017" (PDF). IPZS (in Italian). 31 December 2017.
- ^ IPZS – prodotti Libreria dello Stato
- ^ "Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato - Portale".
- ^ "School of the Art of Medalmaking".
- ^ "LEGGE 20 aprile 1978, n. 154". Normattiva. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "History of Bimetallic Coins". Fleur de Coin.
- ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting
- ^ "Competent national authorities referred to in Article 2(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001". Official Journal of the European Union. 52 (C56). Publications Office of the EU. 10 March 2009.
- ^ "LEGGE 24 marzo 2012, n. 27". Normattiva (in Italian).
- ^ Regulation (EU) No 1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation
- ^ "Organi indirizzo politico – Consiglio di amministrazione" (PDF). IPZS (in Italian). 2017.
- ^ "Bilancio 2013" (PDF). IPZS (in Italian).
- ^ "Bilancio 2010" (PDF). IPZS (in Italian). 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Nomina CDA 2007" (PDF). IPZS (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Poligrafico dello stato – Si dimette il presidente". Il Sole24ORE (in Italian). 6 July 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Comunicato stampa" (PDF). IPZS (in Italian). 3 February 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Curriculum vitae – Giovanni Fiori" (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
Vice Presidente dell'Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato S.p.A. dal 2004 al 2007
- ^ "Nomina CDA 2002". Ministero dell'economia e delle finanze (in Italian).
External links
edit- Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (in Italian)