Media Release

Today, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) launched Australia’s Coin Sport Challenge — a fun and family-friendly challenge for all the Australians that continue to be stuck at home or who are missing sport in these COVID-19 times.

The Mint has a long-standing tradition of marking and celebrating our nation’s greatest sporting achievements said Mint CEO, Ross MacDiarmid.

The Royal Australian Mint has released two limited-edition coins celebrating the Afghan Cameleers, who played a vital role in the exploration of Australia. 

The Royal Australian Mint has been recognised as an exemplary Australian tourism provider and cultural institution at the 2019 Australian Tourism Awards, which was held in Canberra on Friday 6 March.

To celebrate what is set to be a historic year for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Royal Australian Mint and retail partner Woolworths have teamed up to release a limited edition $2 coin.

To celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, the Royal Australian Mint has announced three lucky winners of its nationwide Lunar Year of the Rat coin competition at a pop-up in Chinatown Melbourne.

The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating 50 years of Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions’ revered Indian Pacific, with a new coloured 50 cent coin depicting the iconic Australian train and the announcement of a competition to win a trip for two on the transcontinental journey.

Today the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) welcomed the public to its highly sought after annual event to see the first coin of 2020 struck in its very own capital city, Canberra. This is the first coin strike of the decade and almost a century since the first coin of the 20’s was struck in Australia.