media releases | 2000
31/12/2000
Ansett Australia Centenary of Federation Test cricketers to receive special coin sets commemorating our Centenary
A limited number of the Royal Australian Mint's 2001 Six Coin Sets commemorating the Centenary of Federation have had their packaging especially overprinted with a dedication to the Ansett Australia Centenary of Federation Test to be played in Sydney, and will be presented to the members of the Australian and West Indies teams.
18/12/2000
Free coin sets given to Federation babies
The Government will give away a Centenary of Federation Coin Set to every baby born in Australia on 1 January 2001 and for those born on the 31 December 2000, the Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, announced today.
14/12/2000
Royal Australian Mint & ACB team up
The Royal Australian Mint and the Australian Cricket Board are teaming up to bring the Centenary of Federation coins to Australia's attention through sport.
12/12/2000
Second coin in the Millennium coin series sells out!
The Royal Australian Mint has just announced that The Present coin, second in the extremely popular Millennium Coin Series, has sold out.
01/12/2000
Centenary of Federation coin program launched
The Royal Australian Mint -the national Mint- has released to the Public today, the first collector coin sets for the Centenary of Federation Coin Program. These are the collector Year Sets which contain the standard coins, from 5c to $2, having the designs we will see in circulation next year.
29/11/2000
Perth Test Match to start with the Mint's new commemorative Centenary coin
The second Ansett Australia test match at the WACA will start with the special $1 proof coin from the Royal Australian Mint. The Ansett Australia test match between Australia and the West Indies starts in Perth on 1 December.
23/11/2000
Australian Cricket Board to use Mint's new commemorative Centenary coin for Test match
The Australian Cricket Board will use the special $1 proof coin from the Royal Australian Mint's new year 2001 Mint Set during the toss of the first Ansett Australia Test Match between Australia and the West Indies in Brisbane on the 23rd November.
11/08/2000
Children to design commemorative coins
The Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, Joe Hockey, announced today that the Royal Australian Mint will hold a competition for designs of nine 20 cent coins for all Australia's States and Territories to commemorate the Centenary of Federation.
08/07/2000
$1 Victoria Cross coin - a tribute to the bravest Australians
The Royal Australian Mint, the National Mint, has released a new $1 collector coin commemorating the action, a hundred years ago, that resulted in the awarding of Australia’s first Victoria Cross (VC).
07/06/2000
An official striking of Sydney 2000 Olympic Victory Medals by Minister Joe Hockey MP
An official striking of Olympic Victory Medals will be carried out at a special function at 10am on Wednesday 7 June, by the Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, The Hon Joe Hockey MP, who is the Minister responsible for the Royal Australian Mint.
08/05/2000
A special launch onboard HMAS SYDNEY IV
The Royal Australian Mint in Canberra has produced a special $1 Fine Silver collector coin commemorating HMAS SYDNEY II as an acknowledgment of the 645 crewmembers who lost their lives defending Australia.
31/03/2000
Phar Lap's on the money
Phar Lap comes to life on two new $5 collector coins released by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate 70 years since his historic win at Melbourne Cup.
17/03/2000
A Royal strike
The Royal Australian Mint has struck a very special commemorative 50c coin to celebrate the visit to Australia of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.