Screw-press

This screw-press was made in the Seville Mint in 1735 and installed in the Segovia Mint to strike a new series of copper coins which began in 1772. After this date the roller-mills were only used to prepare the metal strips from which the blanks were cut, and not to roll the coin designs onto the strips as before. This press is presently on display in the Alcazar castle of Segovia.