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The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) has been honoured as one of Australia’s best cultural tourism destination at the 2021 Australian Tourism Awards.

This prestigious award exemplifies the Mint as a thriving tourism destination that fosters a greater understanding and appreciation of authentic culture, history and heritage.

Following a global pandemic and an unprecedented two years, it is only fitting that Australia’s newest circulating coins honour our unsung heroes – Australia’s Frontline Workers.

To mark one hundred years since the Country Women’s Association was established in Australia, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) has released two new commemorative coins.

Over the last century, the Country Women’s Association has proudly represented the women of rural Australia, giving them and their families an enduring voice on issues affecting rural communities.

Today, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Australia’s most famous dinosaur and much loved friend of The Wiggles, was on hand at the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) to mint the first coin in the world for 2022.

A new commemorative coin has been minted to mark the 50th anniversary of one of the world’s biggest music festivals, the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

The collectible 50c coin, produced by the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint), features a gold-plated version of the Festival’s signature Golden Guitar.

Today, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) announced the release of a $2 commemorative circulating coin to mark 50 years since the first raising of the Aboriginal Flag in 1971.

Royal Australian Mint CEO, Leigh Gordon, highlighted the importance of the flag as a unifying symbol for Aboriginal Australians and the broader community.

The Donation Dollar received two prestigious Good Design Award Winner Accolades in the Social Impact category and Product Design category in recognition for outstanding design and innovation.

Leigh Gordon, CEO of the Royal Australian Mint said: “It is an honour that the Donation Dollar has been awarded these two esteemed design awards.”

The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) commemorates 150 years of the RSPCA with the release of a collectible coin program where $1 from the sale of each RSPCA coin in card purchased from the Mint will go to RSPCA.