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The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating 90 years of Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions’ The Ghan, with a new coloured 50 cent coin depicting the iconic Australian train and the launch of a competition to win 2 tickets for the transcontinental journey.

The Royal Australian Mint released unique coins depicting the female figure of peace in commemoration of the historic signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June, 1919 - one hundred years ago today.

The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is launching new limited edition domed coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with those who worked on the historic transmission of Apollo 11 in Australia.  

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the $1 coin, The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) has announced the eight lucky winners of the nationwide ‘treasure hunt’, Australia’s Dollar Discovery. 

Today, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) launched the first coins of a new limited edition commemorative coin series, featuring the mutiny on the HMS Bounty, The Rum Rebellion and The Eureka Stockade at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney.

The 50th Anniversary of the introduction of the copper-nickel dodecagon 50 cent coin is celebrated today with a new limited edition collectible coin set by the Royal Australian Mint. Celebrating not only fifty years but also five different effigies that have featured on the coins since 1969.

Today, the Royal Australian Mint announces a new circulating coloured $2 coin marking the centenary of Repatriation for Australian soldiers and nurses after the First World War.

The United Nation General Assembly’s proclamation that 2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages is commemorated with Australia’s newest circulating 50 cent coin.  Launching in Adelaide, the coin has been produced by the Royal Australian Mint and developed in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).