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27/01/2012
Mint produces coin for Australian Open finals
Specially released collectible coins from the Royal Australian Mint will be used in the coin tosses at the Australian Open men's and women's finals this weekend.
01/01/2012
Wheat Sheaf on Australia's first coin of New Year
One of the nation's most beloved pre-decimal coin designs, the Wheat Sheaf, has been used for the traditional coin strike on New Year's Day at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, making the $1 coin one of the first struck in the world in 2012.
15/12/2011
Renaissance-mania captures the Mint with a new display
When you think about the Renaissance, coins would rarely be the first thing that would spring to mind. That is set to change with the unveiling of the Royal Australian Mint's latest display Shadows and Perspective: The Influence of the Renaissance on Contemporary Coin Design.
28/11/2011
Mint really knows how to make coins - Education program wins top honours
The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating after receiving two awards in its first entry into the Canberra and Capital Region Tourism Awards on Friday 25 November 2011.
22/11/2011
Coin kicks off UN International Year of Cooperatives
The Australian launch of the UN International Year of Co-operatives kicked off today at Parliament House with the release of a $1 collectible coin produced by the Royal Australian Mint recognising this auspicious year.
14/11/2011
Coins for The Presidents Cup score a 'hole in one'
One of the fastest selling collectible coin programs released by the Royal Australian Mint is coming to the green fairways of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club when it hosts The Presidents Cup tournament for the second time from 15 - 20 November 2011
10/11/2011
Game, set and well matched: Australian Open trophies and new winners medal at the Mint
To celebrate the announcement of the collectible coin program commemorating the 100th time the Australian Open men's singles championship will be contested in January 2012, the Royal Australian Mint and Tennis Australia invite the public to the Mint today for the first Canberra viewing of the Australian Open trophies and unique 100th Men's Championship medal.
04/11/2011
New coins alert Triple Zero at Mint Field Day
There will be sirens, firefighters and even a helicopter at the Royal Australian Mint Field Day tomorrow to launch the Mint's newest coins, including a collectible coin marking the 50th anniversary of Triple Zero ('000'), Australia's national emergency call service.
17/10/2011
Australia's official coin marking The Queen's Visit
A striking collectible $5 coin celebrating the sixteenth visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Australia was launched by the Assistant Treasurer the Hon Bill Shorten today in anticipation of Her Majesty's arrival in Canberra on Wednesday.
28/09/2011
New coin and stamp recognise our volunteer army
A commemorative stamp and coin was launched this week to celebrate the United Nations 10th anniversary of International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10).
06/09/2011
Curved and coloured coins - a way of the future
A unique concaved $5 coin and hyper-metallic coloured 50 cent coin are two of the exclusive products the Royal Australian Mint is showcasing in its 2012 product releases in Melbourne today.
27/07/2011
New coin to mark 100 years of national Census taking in Australia
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten officially launched a new collectible $1 coin to mark 100 years of national Census taking in Australia.
20/07/2011
New coin to mark CHOGM 2011
Special Minister of State Gary Gray today unveiled the first of more than five million one dollar coins that will be released to mark the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth.
13/07/2011
Last days to vote for your favourite coin design!
CIT students have tried their hand at coin design and now it is up to the public to judge which one they like best by visiting the CIT Commemorative Coin Design Exhibition at the Royal Australian Mint.
23/06/2011
Mint enters international waters
The Assistant Treasurer and the High Commissioner of Samoa, representing the Government of Samoa, were invited onto the factory floor to strike brand new Samoan coins to enter circulation in Samoa later this year.