20/12/2011
The Royal Australian Mint's Call Centre will not be operating over the Christmas period from Wednesday 21 December 2011 to
Monday 2 January 2012.
Customers will still be able to place orders through other sales channels (online, mail, fax) during this time, however orders placed after
21 December 2011 will not be processed until the week commencing
3 January 2012.
19/12/2011
We have been eagerly looking forward to our traditional change of coin design on New Year's Day.
Want to be amongst the last people in the world to strike a
2011 $1 Canberra mintmark coin? Then make sure to visit the Mint on Saturday 31 December 2011. If you stop by after 3 pm, you may be the lucky raffle winner to strike the very last coin of 2011.
06/12/2011
All orders must be received by COB 14 December 2011 if you require an order to be delivered in time for Christmas (Australia only).This includes mail, fax and internet orders We cannot guarantee deliveries will arrive in time after this date.
Alternatively you can purchase Royal Australian Mint products at selected Australia Post outlets and coin dealers. Please follow the links on this website to find the nearest one in your area.
30/11/2011
Please note that the phone lines, including the Call Centre, are currently down at the moment. We are working to fix the issue as soon as possible.
Please visit the Mint eShop http://mintissue.ramint.gov.au/mintissue/eshop_browse.asp for any purchases or email info@ramint.gov.au with any general queries.
25/11/2011
Customers please note: Final orders to take part in the 2012 Collection by Selection will close on Wednesday 30 November 2011. Don't miss out on the opportunity to secure all of our 2012 coins at today's prices.
Download a copy of the order form now and post in as quickly as possible (program open to Australian customers only). Follow the links on this page to see the product program full terms and conditions.
The 2012 program has now closed. Stay tuned for the 2013 Collection by Selection program.
09/11/2011
The Mint and Tennis ACT are giving Canberrans their first chance to hold and have their picture taken with the Australian Open Women's and Men's trophies from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm TOMORROW ONLY.
The first 100 visitors from 11.30 am tomorrow will receive a discount voucher for the Australian Open coins to be released in January. Get in quick!
31/10/2011
Join the Royal Australian Mint in celebrating the release of its recent products from 10 am - 2 pm on Saturday 5 November at the first ever Mint Field Day! To mark 50 years of Triple Zero, the Mint has not only produced a commemorative collectible coin but you can also come along and explore the emergency service vehicles that respond to those calls - including the Snowy Hydro Southcare helicopter and a 44 metre ‘Bronto’ airlift, as well as a sausage sizzle from 10 am to 2 pm. If you’re one of the first 300 visitors you will also receive a free showbag packed with goodies!
25/10/2011
To keep coin collecting interesting and exciting, the Mint have worked hard to create innovative and unique products.
The 2012 Six Coin Uncirculated Set will include the hyper-metallic printed 50 cent coins and retail at $32.50. The 2012 Six Coin Proof Set will feature a selectively gold plated 50 cent coin and retail at $130.00. These coins are not available to buy separately.
These products will go on sale on Wednesday 2 November.
06/10/2011
Come and visit the Mint! We've got coffee, free parking, free entry and even free guided tours!
Tour times for this week are:
Monday 10th - 9.30 am
Tuesday 11th - 9.30 am & 2.30 pm
Friday 14th - 11.30 pm & 2.30 pm
The Coin Shop is a great place for buying your souvenirs, gifts and collector coins and will be open from 9am till 4.30pm, Monday to Friday until the end of Floriade - 14 October 2011. Weekends will be open as per normal.
06/10/2011
The Mint will continue its Floriade weekday opening hours this public holiday, Monday 10 October. A great way to pass the time whilst waiting for the shops to open or to escape from the rain!
27/09/2011
In response to several enquiries about this product, the Royal Australian Mint has further consulted with a number of experts in the ornithological field and can confirm that the design featured on the above coin does depict the Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus.
The bird image used on the packaging is the Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis.
27/09/2011
If you're looking for other things to do whilst in town for Floriade, why not spend an hour or two at the Mint? There's coffee, free parking and entry!
The Coin Shop is a great place for buying your souvenirs, gifts and collector coins and will be open from 9am till 4.30pm, Monday to Friday until the end of Floriade - 14 October 2011. Weekends will be open as per normal.
20/09/2011
If you're looking for other things to do whilst in town for Floriade, why not spend an hour or two at the Mint? There's coffee, free parking, free entry and even free guided tours!
The tours times for this week are:
The Coin Shop is a great place for buying your souvenirs, gifts and collector coins and will be open from 9am till 4.30pm, Monday to Friday until the end of Floriade - 14 October 2011. Weekends will be open as per normal.
13/09/2011
We wish to advise of a printing error on the Collection by Selection order form. The correct price of the 2012 $5 Silver Proof Curved Coin - Southern Skies (product code 310168) is $110.00 and the mintage is 10 000.
Please click here for the revised order form.
The 2012 50 cent Silver Proof - 50th Anniversary of the Australian Ballet (product number 210116) is $79.00 as stated on the order form. The checklist pricing of $80.00 is incorrect.
08/09/2011
The Royal Australian Mint showcased its 2012 products in Melbourne on Tuesday 6 September 2011. You can view the product launch presentation revealing product themes and some of the designs by clicking on this link.
07/09/2011
The 2012 Product Releases were announced last night. Check out the calendar to see what's in store.
07/09/2011
The Royal Australian Mint's new program Collection by Selection was launched last night. You can now pre-order all of your 2012 products now!
01/09/2011
The 2012 $10 Gold Proof Coin - Mareeba rock-wallaby will be on sale from 8:30 am (EST) on Tuesday 6 September 2011. The date featuring in the September edition of Australasian Coin & Banknote Magazine advertisement is incorrect.
30/08/2011
The Royal Australian Mint would like to welcome everyone to join the Mint on Facebook and find out what is going on at the Mint, news about upcoming coin releases and share information and ideas with your collector friends and the Mint.
You can like our page by clicking on the Facebook icon below.
29/08/2011
The Royal Australian Mint is launching its complete 2012 product calendar at on Tuesday 6 September at Federation Square in Melbourne.
The Mint is also holding an interesting 3-day exhibition 'Unexpected Treasures from the Royal Australian Mint' at Federation Square showcasing some of the rare mis-strikes in the National Coin Collection.
A professional coin dealer from Southern Cross Coins will be onsite from 10 am - 2pm each day of the exhibition to value your interesting collection. Come on down!
24/08/2011
In the spirit of serving you better, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is undergoing an intensive market research program for the next few months. The purpose of this research is to increase our awareness of your perceptions and requirements and identify possible areas where we can improve.
07/07/2011
The Royal Australian Mint is currently holding an exciting student coin design exhibition in the main gallery and you are invited to come and vote to help us find the best design. Graphic Design students from the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) had to present two coin designs as a part of thier 2012 Commemorative Coin Design Class Project, a joint CIT and Royal Australian Mint initiative.
The exhibition runs from Friday 24 June until Friday 22 July 2011. Visitors to the Mint are able to view each student's coin design and vote on which one they like the best.
17/05/2011
Q. Are there any plans to remove the 5 cent coin?
A. No. There are no plans to change Australia's circulating currency coin mix. Any decision to do so would be made by the Government.
Q. What would be the consultative process undertaken, prior to scrapping the 5c coin?
04/05/2011
Please note text correction for the 2011 Two Coin Fine Silver Set:
28/03/2011
Royal Wedding 20c Circulating Coin Swap (Promotion)
1. By participating in the Royal Australian Mint Royal Wedding 2011 20c Circulating Coin Swap Promotion (Coin Swap), entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Information on how to enter the Coin Swap promotion forms part of these conditions.
2. The Coin Swap promotion commences on Friday 29 April 2011 from 10.00am -10.00pm or until 15,000 have been swapped.
3. The Coin Swap promotion is only available to persons present at the promotion site, Custom House Circular Quay on 29 April 2011.
24/03/2011
The Royal Australian Mint is proud to observe Earth Hour again this year, and will be turning off our lights at 8:30pm on Saturday 26 March 2011.
Earth Hour is a global sustainability movement organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and is a global call to action to stand up, to take responsibility, and lead the global journey to a sustainable future.
25/02/2011
25/02/2011
This year's made to order special coin release continues our association with Australian numismatic societies. To recognise significant chapters of history through coin design, the Royal Australian Mint and the Perth Numismatic Society unveil the 2011 $1 Silver Proof Made to Order Coin – Zuytdorp Shipwreck. Find out more about the Zuytdorp shipwreck by visiting www.museum.wa.gov.au
19/01/2011
There has been an unexpected delay to the delivery of the 1966 Decimal Currency Heritage Set. For those of you who have purchased this product you should receive yours within the next 14 days.
15/12/2011
When you think about the Renaissance, coins would rarely be the first thing that would spring to mind. That is set to change with the unveiling of the Royal Australian Mint's latest display Shadows and Perspective: The Influence of the Renaissance on Contemporary Coin Design.
04/12/2011
The Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten today announced a commemorative 20 cent coin, celebrating the marriage of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, will be released into public circulation after the wedding takes place.
28/11/2011
The 50-cent coin released into general circulation by the Royal Australian Mint to commemorate the Royal Visit in March 2000 has been voted the best circulating coin of the year by the international minting community, in the annual Coin of the Year competition conducted by Krause Publications of the USA.
28/11/2011
The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating after receiving two awards in its first entry into the Canberra and Capital Region Tourism Awards on Friday 25 November 2011.
The Mint submitted entries into two categories, which resulted in a win for its Education Program and a commendation for the 'Visit the Mint - it makes Cents' Tourism Marketing Campaign.
22/11/2011
The Australian launch of the UN International Year of Co-operatives kicked off today at Parliament House with the release of a $1 collectible coin produced by the Royal Australian Mint recognising this auspicious year.
22/11/2011
The Australian launch of the UN International Year of Co-operatives kicked off today at Parliament House with the release of a $1 collectible coin produced by the Royal Australian Mint recognising this auspicious year.
14/11/2011
One of the fastest selling collectible coin programs released by the Royal Australian Mint is coming to the green fairways of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club when it hosts The Presidents Cup tournament for the second time from
15 – 20 November 2011.
10/11/2011
To celebrate the announcement of the collectible coin program commemorating the 100th time the Australian Open men's singles championship will be contested in January 2012, the Royal Australian Mint and Tennis Australia invite the public to the Mint today for the first Canberra viewing of the Australian Open trophies and unique 100th Men's Championship medal.
04/11/2011
There will be sirens, firefighters and even a helicopter at the Royal Australian Mint Field Day tomorrow to launch the Mint's newest coins, including a collectible coin marking the 50th anniversary of Triple Zero ('000'), Australia's national emergency call service.
17/10/2011
A striking collectible $5 coin celebrating the sixteenth visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Australia was launched by the Assistant Treasurer the Hon Bill Shorten today in anticipation of Her Majesty's arrival in Canberra on Wednesday.
28/09/2011
A commemorative stamp and coin was launched this week to celebrate the United Nations 10th anniversary of International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10).
To read more about the release of the coin please click here.
03/08/2011
The Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten and the Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis today announced that a commemorative 20 cent coin, celebrating the centenary of International Women’s Day, will be released into public circulation.
The coin will be issued by the Royal Australian Mint, which is responsible for producing all of Australia's circulating coins.
27/07/2011
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten officially launched a new collectible $1 coin to mark 100 years of national Census taking in Australia.
If you would like to know more about the Census coin please click here.
20/07/2011
Special Minister of State Gary Gray today unveiled the first of more than five million one dollar coins that will be released to mark the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth.
To read more about the CHOGM coin release please click here.
13/07/2011
CIT students have tried their hand at coin design and now it is up to the public to judge which one they like best by visiting the CIT Commemorative Coin Design Exhibition at the Royal Australian Mint.
23/06/2011
An important milestone was met today for both the Royal Australian Mint and the Government of Samoa at an official coining ceremony at the Mint this morning.
The Assistant Treasurer and the High Commissioner of Samoa, representing the Government of Samoa, were invited onto the factory floor to strike brand new Samoan coins to enter circulation in Samoa later this year.
09/06/2011
A unique concaved $5 coin and hyper-metallic coloured 50 cent coin are two of the exclusive products the Royal Australian Mint is showcasing in its 2012 product releases in Melbourne today.
Thousands await the news of what's in store as the Mint is known for producing high quality, stunning coins with interesting themes and intricate designs.
28/04/2011
With the Royal Wedding just hours away, the Royal Australian Mint is busy putting its finishing touches on a few of its own royal celebrations.
Coin Swap at Royal Wedding Live Site, Sydney – Friday 29 April 2011
15/04/2011
With Australian Heritage Week being launched this week it is the perfect time for the Royal Australian Mint to also launch its Convict Past Gold Coin Collection, at the Cascades Female Factory in Tasmania, commemorating the inclusion of Australian convict sites onto the UNESCO World Heritage List.
29/03/2011
Australia’s first official royal engagement coin for Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton will hit the shelves tomorrow at the Royal Australian Mint.
01/01/2011
The iconic image of a ram’s head will once again grace Australia’s newest $1 coin as revealed on New Year’s Day at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.
Originally appearing on the one shilling from 1938 to 1963, the Royal Australian Mint has returned to this familiar design to recognise one of Australia’s longest running industries.
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