solana-program-examples/tokens/mint/README.md

Create a New SPL Token Mint

This example demonstrates how to create an SPl Token on Solana with some metadata such as a token symbol and icon.

About Tokens

Tokens on Solana are - like everything else on Solana - accounts! They:

• are owned by the Token Program
• can only be changed by the Token Program
• have an associated Mint Authority - the only account that can mint new tokens (by calling the Token program)

How they work:
:apple: Mint Account - stores information about the token. :handbag: Associated Token Account - stores a specific balance of the Mint Account (this is essentially a counter).

You can read all about tokens in Solana's official SPL Token documentation.