[1] The mint was established in 1790 in Xuvia (or Jubia in Spanish spelling), a civil parish in the municipality of Neda, next to Ferrol in the province of A Coruña under the name of Fábrica Nacional de Cobrería, as a copper foundry.
Xuvia, in Spanish territory, would produce coins in name of the king, Ferdinand VII of Spain.
[1] The first decimal coinage of the monetary system entered into effect in 1850, having been officially agreed on in 1848.
[1] Over half of the mint's surrounding land consists of a dense forest of eucalyptus trees, meadows and industrial areas.
Various original structures have been preserved, particularly a water wheel and a canal over 900 metres (2,953 ft) in length.