Torre della Zecca Vecchia

The Zecca Vecchia Tower is part of the last city walls of Florence, built in the thirteenth century at the behest of the Florentine Government (Signoria), on a design by Arnolfo di Cambio. The name Zecca (Mint) reminds to the place where Florentine coins were minted, thanks to the use of forges operated by the flow of Arno River. In fact, the city Mint moved where the tower is now, from the previous location near Palazzo Vecchio to allow the building of the Loggia dei Signori.

It was part of the fortification system of Florence.