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Upcoming Releases - April 2019

04/03/2019

This section lists the exciting new releases available in the next month, giving all of our loyal customers an earlier opportunity to learn about upcoming releases of our unique and sought-after products.

April 2019 Releases:

2019 $2 ‘C’ Mintmark Uncirculated Coin -
Centenary of Repatriation – Bringing them Home - $15.00 RRP

2019 50 Cent Frosted Uncirculated Coin –
International Year of Indigenous Languages – $10.00 RRP

2019 50 Cent Fine Silver Proof Coin –
International Year of Indigenous Languages – $80.00 RRP

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Upcoming Releases - March 2019

22/02/2019

This section lists the exciting new releases available in the next month, giving all of our loyal customers an earlier opportunity to learn about upcoming releases of our unique and sought-after products.

March 2019 Releases:
2019 $5 Selectively Gold Plated Silver Proof Coin - Echoes of Australian Fauna: Tasmanian Tiger - $140.00 RRP
2019 Six Coin Silver Proof Set - Last Ian Rank Broadley Effigy - $350.00 RRP
2019 Six Coin Gold Proof Set - Last Ian Rank Broadley Effigy - $9995.00

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2019 Mr Squiggle Collection

11/02/2019

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2019 Seven Coin Set- Mr Squiggle

To celebrate Mr Squiggles 60th Birthday, Woolworths and the Royal Australian Mint have joined forces to create four $2 coloured coins that feature the beloved characters from this iconic Australian children’s television program. The coins will available from Woolworths supermarkets and metro stores nationwide from 13 February for a 4-week period or while stocks last.

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Colouring-in Competition at the Mint

07/01/2019

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Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Colouring Comp

Visit the Royal Australian Mint during 7–18 January 2019, and enter the May Gibbs colouring-in competition for your chance to win a Treasured Australian Stories 2018 Coloured Frosted Uncirculated Set!
The competition will take place in the children’s corner of the Gallery. For competition terms and conditions, please visit: https://www.ramint.gov.au/snugglepot-and-cuddlepie-colouring-competition-terms-conditions

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The end of an Effigy: The final Gold and Silver Coins to feature Ian Rank-Broadley's design

04/03/2019

2019 Fine Silver Proof Year Set
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The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) will begin phasing out the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2019.  The end of an era for Australian currency, the Ian Rank-Broadley design has been proudly included on the obverse of Australia’s coin currency since 1998, and was the fifth effigy of the Queen to be featured. 

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New release of black nickel and selectively gold plated coins –

01/02/2019

2019 $5 Selectively Gold Plated Fine Silver Proof Coin - Extinct Australian Animals-Tasmanian Tiger
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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.

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United States Mint Announces Historic Collaboration with the Royal Australian Mint

11/01/2019

Appoloo 11 50th Anniversary Clad Half Dollar Coin
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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.

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