TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING COIN BLANKS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COIN

The invention relates to a transport device (15) and a method for producing a coin using the transport device (15). The transport device (15) is used to transport round blanks to a printing station (17). For this purpose, a drivable first transport part (19) with multiple first transport pockets (20) is provided. A first clearance is provided between the outer contour of the round blank and the inner contour of the first transport pocket (20). The transport device (15) additionally has a second transport part (26) with multiple second transport pockets (27). A second clearance S2 is provided between the outer contour of the round blank and the inner contour of the second transport pocket (27), and the second clearance S2 is larger than the first clearance S1. The round blanks are transferred from a respective first transport pocket (20) into a second transport pocket (27) at a transfer point (34). The round blanks are transported to the printing station (17) in the second transport pocket (27), and a coin is