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Previewing at the 2019 Berlin World Money Fair, the Royal Australian Mint announces new black nickel and selective gold plated coins as part of the Echoes of Australian Fauna series, featuring native Australian animals.

Mint CEO Ross MacDiarmid said that the series showcases the Mint’s excellence in coin manufacturing and is a tribute and a celebration of native Australian animals.

The United States Mint (Mint) announced today a collaborative project with the Royal Australian Mint.  The two Mints will produce a commemorative coin set in celebration of the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing on July 20, 1969.  The set will feature a U.S. Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Half Dollar paired with an Australian 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing $5 Silver Proof Domed Coin.

Today history was made at the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) when one lucky coin enthusiast received the first coin in the world for 2019.

The excitement of the era of discovery is captured in a new fine silver proof domed coin released today by the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint).

The exclusive 2019 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin features the delicate artistry of a richly-decorated 1812 map and traces the three voyages by Captain Cook.

The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) proudly accepted awards at the Canberra Region Tourism Awards on Friday night, recognising its exemplary tourism operations and visitor experience as one of Canberra’s most iconic and beloved tourist attractions.

The nation’s first ever coin hunt, Australia’s Dollar Discovery, launches today as a fun way to encourage the public, and families in particular, to engage with coin collecting.

A coloured depiction of a poppy and a graphic representation of 11.11.11 adorn Australia’s newest circulating coin, unveiled today by Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, the Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance.

The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is celebrating the 45th anniversary of Australian rock royalty, today releasing high voltage AC/DC coins.

In the spirit of AC/DC and their hit single ‘Thunderstruck’, the Mint partnered with Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre to strike its AC/DC coins with a bolt of man-made lightning.