Aubin Olivier () was a French engineer who introduced use of the screw press coin minting technique to France.Thomas J. Sargent and François R. Velde, The Big Problem of Small Change (Princeton University Press, 2002) To reform French coinage, Henri II sent Olivier to investigate press technology being used by an Augsburg goldsmith. Olivier subsequently established the Royal Mill Mint () on the Île de la Cité in Paris.
See also History of mints Jean Varin
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