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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.

The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) has revealed the secret message on its recently released coin commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) as well as the winner of its nationwide competition – Coincryption – a competition that celebrates the secret and elusive world of spies and espionage.

With just over 200 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) has announced its support of the Australian Olympic Committee’s Olympic Change-Makers, students who are being recognised for demonstrating the Olympic spirit through leadership and driving positive change in their communities.