Peter Blondeau

Peter Blondeau
Died1672 (1673)
Engineering career
DisciplineCoinage, Engineering
Employer(s)Royal Mint, Paris Mint
Significant advanceReintroduced milled coinage to England; pioneered stamping lettering on coin edges

Peter Blondeau (French: Pierre Blondeau; d. 1672) was a French moneyer and engineer who was appointed Engineer to the Royal Mint and was responsible for reintroducing milled coinage to England. He pioneered the process of stamping lettering onto the edge of coins.

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