The Antigua Casa de la Moneda in Sucre is sometimes confused with the much grander Casa Nacional de la Moneda in nearby Potosí, but Sucre's mint had its own history: silver coins struck here in the 18th century were used to pay royal officials in La Plata. The original building survives in altered form on Calle Audiencia and is now occupied by government offices; the courtyard can sometimes be entered during weekday business hours.
The interest is mostly architectural and historical rather than visual — the actual minting equipment was moved long ago — but plaques in the patio recount the building's role in the colonial silver economy that made Sucre and Potosí among the richest cities in the world for almost two centuries.