The Mint was where the coins of the Republic were minted and the treasure of the State and individual’s deposits were kept.
The building, located in Piazza San Marco since the second half of the 13th century, was originally made of wood. After a major fire in 1532 it was decided to rebuild it in Istrian stone and was commissioned to Jacopo Sansovino, who worked on the project between 1537 and 1547.
Initially the building only had one floor, decorated with a rusticated stone ashlars on the ground floor and in the Doric style on the upper floor. In 1558 it was decid
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