At the Royal Australian Mint, we take immense pride in the recognition we’ve earned as both a cultural institution and premier tourism destination. Our commitment to excellence in coin production, design and innovation has been acknowledged through numerous prestigious awards. These accolades reflect our ongoing dedication to these core areas.
Qantas Australian Tourism Awards
Winner of the Gold Cultural Tourism Award
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner of the Cultural Tourism Award and People's Choice Favourite Attraction Award
CashTech Innovation Awards
Winner of the Best CashTech Award for the 2020 $1 Coloured Circulating Coin - Donation Dollar
Worldstar Global Packaging Awards
Winner of the Worldstar Global Packaging Award for the sustainable standard proof coin box
International Coin of the Year Awards
Winner of the Best Circulating Coin for the 2022 $2 Coloured Circulating Coin - Honey Bee and Winner of the Most Artistic Coin for the 2022 $5 Silver Coloured Proof Domed Coin from the series Beauty Rich and Rare - Great Barrier Reef
Winner | Mint Directors Conference Canada
Winner of the Best Circulating Coin for the 2022 $2 Coloured Circulating Coin - Honey Bee
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner of the Cultural Tourism Award and People's Choice for Favourite Attraction Award
IPAA 2022 Spirit of Service Awards
Winner of the Kerry Kennedy Award
Canberra Regional Tourism Awards
Winner of the Cultural Tourism Award
National Tourism Awards
Winner of the Bronze Cultural Tourism Award
Coin Constellation Awards
Second Place – Best Circulating Coin for the 2020 $1 Coloured Circulating Coin – Donation Dollar
Grand Prix of the Year
Winner of the Ad Start International Awards for the 2020 $1 Coloured Circulating Coin – Donation Dollar
The One Show 2021 Awards
Awarded Best of Discipline in Direct Marketing, Gold in Direct Marketing, Gold in Physical Items, Gold in Integrated Campaign, Gold in Non-traditional & Guerrilla Marketing for the 2020 $1 Coloured Circulating Coin – Donation Dollar
Cannes Lions
Winner of Gold in the Outdoor and Direct categories, Silver in the Direct and PR categories and Bronze in the PR category for the 2020 $1 Coloured Circulating Coin – Donation Dollar
Winner | Design Gold, Direct Gold, Industry Craft Gold, Media Gold and Outdoor Gold.
2020 $1 Coloured Circulating Coin – Donation Dollar, Spikes Asia Awards
Winner | Best Crown Coin
2018 $5 Coloured Silver Proof Domed Coin, The Earth and Beyond: The Earth, Coin of the Year Awards
Silver | Best Circulating Coin
2020 Coin Constellation Awards, 2019 $2 Circulating Coin - Centenary of Repatriation
Second Place | Gold Coin of the Year
2019 $100 Gold Proof Domed Coin, 1812 A New Map of the World, Coin Constellation Awards
Bronze | Cultural Tourism
Australian Tourism Awards
Top 25 Campaigns of 2020 | Most Contagious Campaigns of 2020 – Donation Dollar
2020 $1 Coloured Circulating Coin – Donation Dollar, Contagious
Winner | Cultural Tourism
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner | Visitor Experience
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Bronze | Best use of a Promotional Event led by PR
40th Annual AWARD Awards, 2018 50c Uncirculated Coin - AC/DC
Winner | Most Beautiful Gold Coin
30th Mint Directors' Conference, Seoul Korea, 2018 $100 Gold Proof Domed Coin - 1812 A New Map of the World
Winner | Most Creative/ Innovative and Unique Packaging
30th Mint Directors' Conference, Seoul Korea, 2017 Planetary Coin Collection
Winner | Marketers' Choice
30th Mint Directors' Conference, Seoul Korea, 2017 Planetary Coin Collection
Winner | Visitor Experience
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner | Cultural Tourism
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner | Best Silver Coin
Coin of the Year Awards - World Money Fair, Berlin, 2016 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin - Northern Sky-Cassiopeia
Winner | Visitor Experience
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Commendation | Cultural Tourism
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner | Exporting Government Solutions
ACT Export Awards
Bronze Medal | Coin Week Best Coin Design Award
Coin of the Year Awards - World Money Fair , Berlin, 2016 $1 Copper Uncirculated Coin - Gaol Bird Convict Love Token
Winner | Creativity in Brand, Product or Service Marketing
Australian Marketing Institute Awards ACT Division
Winner | Visitor Experience
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner | Tourism Visitor Education
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner | Cultural Tourism
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner | Exporting Government Solutions
ACT Export Awards
Winner | Creativity in Brand, Product or Service Marketing
Australian Marketing Institute Awards
Winner | Best New Circulating Coin
International Association of Currency Affairs, Excellence in Currency Coins Awards, Madrid, 2015 Papua New Guinea - 2015 XV Pacific Games
Winner | Exporting Government Solutions
ACT Export Awards
Highly Commended | Factory Viewing Gallery
Museum and Gallery National Awards
Winner | Most Technically Advanced Coin
Mint Directors' Conference, Mexico, 2013 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin - Southern Sky-Pavo
Winner | Most Beautiful Circulating Coin
Mint Directors' Conference, Mexico, 2013 $2 Coloured Circulating Coin - 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Winner | Exporting Government Solutions
ACT Export Awards
Winner | Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSEMS)
Work Health and Safety Awards
Finalist | Solution to an Identified Workplace Health and Safety Hazard
Work Health and Safety Awards
Commendation | Workplace Health and Wellbeing Initiative
Work Health and Safety Awards
Highly Commended | Tourist Attraction
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner | Best Circulating Coin
Krause Publications Coin of the Year Awards, Berlin, 2012 $1 Uncirculated - International Year of the Farmer Coiny-Pavo
Winner | Best Crown Coin
Krause Publications Coin of the Year Awards, Berlin, 2012 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin - Southern Sky-Crux
Winner | Excellence in engineering
Australian Engineering Excellence Award, 2012 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin - Southern Sky-Crux
Highly Commended | Tourist Attraction
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
Winner | Exporting Government Solutions
ACT Export Awards
Commendation | Best Workplace Health and Safety Management System
Comcare Work Health Safety Awards
Second Place | Marketers choice packaging for Convict Past
Mint Directors Conference, Austria
Honourable Mention | Most Creative packaging for Convict Past
Mint Directors Conference, Austria