Manufacturer of minted coins, tokens, medals, devotional items, and host wafer baking equipment since 1850
Kissing GmbH
Menden (Sauerland), DENew on Amplifa
A Company with Tradition
Kissing GmbH from Menden (Sauerland) is a family-run company, operating in its fifth generation since 1850, which develops and produces minted coins, talers, value tokens, jetons, medals, orders, pins, as well as religious devotional items and host wafer baking equipment. The manufacturing includes the casting of casting plates – such as for wafer baking plates and crucifixes – the finest engravings, stamping using a 1,000-ton minting press and a high-speed coin press, as well as electroplating for gilding and surface finishing with a modern wastewater treatment plant. The product range extends from vending machine tokens, washing tokens, and product designations to sports medals and carnival orders, up to complete host wafer baking machines for open fires and electric operation. The products are exported to over 130 countries worldwide; numerous baking machines built over a hundred years ago are still in use due to their robust design. Customers come from, among others, sporting events, carnival, church supplies, and industry.
- Site
- Menden
- Processes
- Casting of casting plates (wafer baking plates, crucifixes), Engraving (finest engravings on casting plates, engraving art), Stamping (minted vending machine tokens, jetons, coins, washing tokens, orders), Coin Stamping (high-speed coin press), Electroplating (electroplating/gilding of the products), Printing (printed carnival orders), Manufacturing of wafer baking devices and vending machines, Custom development and production of medals for events
- Materials
- Casting Plates, Colored Metal (Stamping), Gilding/Electroplating
- Founded
- 1850
- Employees
- 11–50
- Industries
- Religious Devotional Items / Church Supplies, Sporting Events, Carnival, Manufacturing of Metal Goods
- 01
Casting Plate Production
- 02
Engraving
- 03
Minting/Coin Stamping
- 04
Electroplating/Surface Finishing
- 05
Printing
- 06
Assembly
Materials & Processes
Casting Plates
Cast plates for wafer baking plates and crucifixes, featuring the finest engravings.
Colored Metal (Stamping)
Material for minted coins, tokens, jetons, and medals.
Gilding/Electroplating
Electroplating surface finishing of the products.
Locations
Menden (Sauerland)
DEHeadquarters / Production
- Materials
- Metal, Cast
- 1,000 t Minting Press
- High-speed Coin Press
- Electroplating system with modern wastewater treatment plant
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casting of casting plates (wafer baking plates, crucifixes)Casting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engraving (finest engravings on casting plates, engraving art)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stamping (minted vending machine tokens, jetons, coins, washing tokens, orders)Forming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coin Stamping (high-speed coin press)Forming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electroplating (electroplating/gilding of the products)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Printing (printed carnival orders)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of wafer baking devices and vending machinesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minting Press | – | 1 | – | – | Menden |
| High-speed Coin Press | – | 1 | – | – | Menden |
| Electroplating system with modern wastewater treatment plant | – | – | – | – | Menden |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1850
Founding of the company under the name Heinrich Kissing
- 1860
Production of the first wafer baking plates
- 1878
First presentation of the entire product range at the Paris World's Fair
- 1880
Heinrich Kissing awarded in Düsseldorf for his engraving art
- 1900
Franz Kissing built a company building; around 200 employees.
- ca. 1930
Start of production of minted vending machine tokens, jetons, coins, washing tokens, and product designations
- 1950
Franz and Adalbert Kissing took over the management of the company
- 1994
Transferred to Uta Kissing; purchase of a 1,000-ton minting press and a high-speed coin press