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The M. R. Roberts’ Wynyard Coin Centre is turning 50! After an impressive 47 years in the same location, Wynyard Coins will be moving shopfront and throwing an Open Day to celebrate!

Wynyard Coins are welcoming the public to enjoy show bags, discounted products and meet Stevan Stojanovic, Royal Australian Mint Coin Designer, in person.

Join the Mint this December at the 2016 Summer Sizzler Sale! Purchase some treasured gifts at reduced prices, unearthed from the Mint's vault especially for the occasion. The event won’t only feature exclusive sales but you will also have the opportunity to meet one of our coin designers and have an up-close look at our latest releases.

Don't forget that our Gallery Press coin design will change on 1 January 2017, so visit the Summer Sizzler Sale to get yours before it is too late! 

The Mint will join the National Library of Australia on Monday 31 October 2016 to hear from Maps Curator Martin Woods and author Allen Mawer as they revisit the experiences of the Hartog expedition 400 years ago, and the events that followed.

The Mint will bring attendees to this sold out event the opportunity to purchase the 2016 20c Frosted Uncirculated Coin – 400th anniversary of Dirk Hartog’s Landfall without the postage fee!

Holden will be making available a limited number of the highly sought-after Holden Heritage Collection at the Supercheap Auto 2016 Bathurst 1000 (Bathurst 1000) from the Holden Heaven stand.

As the pinnacle of Australian motorsport events, Bathurst 1000 is held in one of Australia’s most iconic sporting arenas in Mount Panorama. Holden Heaven will be selling the entire collection including the exclusive twelfth coin for $250, the eleven coins and collection tin for $200 and the individual coins for $20 each. Available until stock runs out.

Do all the things at the show this year – including striking your own coin! Visit the Mint’s stand to strike an M for Melbourne on the 2016 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Australia’s First Mints for only $5. Available only as a show special, this coin is the perfect memento to remember all of the fun had at the show.

Father’s Day, it is a special day to spoil Dad and thank him for all of his hard work over the years. Leave the socks at the store and find a gift that will stand the test of time – a coin from the Royal Australian Mint.

For the sporty Dad, the car enthusiast the Dad who loves precious metals or the coin collector, the Mint has a range of products that you can choose from. A collection of gift ideas for Dad are below:

The Woolworths release dates for the Australian Olympic and Paralympic Teams coloured $2 coins are detailed below:

Week 1: Tuesday 19 July 2016 - Blue
Week 2: Monday 25 July 2016 - Black
Week 3: Monday 1 August 2016 - Red
Week 4: Monday 8 August 2016 - Yellow
Week 5: Monday 15 August 2016 - Green
Week 6: Monday 22 August 2016 - Australian Paralympic Team coin and coin in folder

Due to an extremely limited mintage and popular demand, the stunning 2016 $5 Fine Silver Selectively Gold Plated Proof Coin celebrating the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has now sold out.

Although these coins are no longer available for purchase via the Mint’s retail channels, we do still have a number of proof coins which may appeal. Click here to see the full list.

Come and be part of history this Wednesday at Federation Square, Melbourne with the Australian Olympic Committee and the Mint! Following the highly-anticipated Flagbearer Announcement ahead of Rio 2016, the Mint will be giving you the opportunity to purchase all three Mob of Boxing Kangaroos designs sharing the stories of our 2016 Australian Olympic Team Coin Program Ambassadors.

Want to meet dual Olympic basketball player Patty Mills? Visit Emporium Melbourne this Friday 1 July 2016, for your chance to meet this international basketball sensation before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

As one of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Coin Program Ambassadors, Patty will be at Emporium Melbourne between 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm presenting the dynamic new Mob of Boxing Kangaroos coloured coin, which can transform into a medal in an instant!

With any purchase the Mob of Boxing Kangaroos coin for $15 you will be able to meet Patty and get your coin signed!

Have you always wanted to go head-to-head with an Olympian? How about head-to-tails? Enter in a knockout game of ‘Heads or Tails’ with your family, friends and other members of the public for your chance to play against the best!

The winner will compete against swimmer Thomas Fraser-Holmes in the ultimate battle of the best out of three to take home bragging rights and the dynamic Mob of Boxing Kangaroos design!

For the first time ever the Royal Australian Mint is venturing into the Northern Territory as part of The Changeover Tour! For two days only the Mint will set up pop-up shops in Darwin bringing the latest commemorative coins up north.

The Mint will be part of the fun at the Mindil Beach Sunset Market on 23 June and in Casuarina Square on 25 June 2016. Visit The Changeover Tour to celebrate 50 years of decimal currency as we travel around Australia.

The weather may be cooling down, but things are heating up at the Royal Australian Mint! We will be opening our doors after hours on Thursday 9 June 2016 to give you the opportunity to get your hands on the hottest coins in our collection.

First airing in 1966, Play School is the longest running children’s television show in Australia and is a favourite amongst many. For the past 50 years this educational program has warmed the hearts of children and adults. Therefore, this anniversary has a place in the hearts of many around our nation.

The Mint has released a special memento for the anniversary with the adorable Play School three coin set featuring the famous toys Jemima, Humpty Dumpty, Big Ted and Little Ted!

2016 Frosted Uncirculated Three Coin Set

On 21 April 2016, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday. In celebration of this monumental occasion, the Royal Australian Mint is issuing a special three coin set featuring the three different effigies of Her Majesty by Arnold Machin, Raphael Maklouf and Ian Rank-Broadley that have graced our circulating coins since 1966. This set will be offered as a made to order product, meaning the customers decide the mintage!

The Royal Australian Mint is proud to announce sporting-greats Patty Mills, Thomas Fraser-Holmes and Melissa Breen as the ambassadors for the official 2016 Australian Olympic Team Coin Program. Learn about our new ambassadors below:

Melissa Breen

From Anzac to Afghanistan, News Corp Australia are honouring the military moments that shaped our nation with the 14 part coin collection – Learn the Legend. In recognition of the Anzac Centenary commemorative period each coin explores a different piece of the Australia’s military history.

Each coin designs explores a different theme, inspired by images supplied by the Australian War Memorial, Gary Ramage and the Australian Government Department of Defence.

For all Legends members that have made a purchase with the Mint in the last 6 months, we will soon be sending out a customer survey.

Please be aware that should you decide you are not interested in participating in any Mint survey in the future, there is an opt out option which you are free to use. Watch the Legends Newsletter for results in early April.

With the Sydney Royal Easter Show offering a great range of activities for the family, the Royal Australian Mint will be joining in the fun from 17 - 30 March 2016. The very popular mobile press will be ready to stamp with the Mint offering show-goers the opportunity to strike an 'S' for Sydney on the 2016 $1 Uncirculated Coin - Australia's First Mints for only $5.00 each.

The Changeover Tour is back! Shortly after the 50th anniversary of decimal currency, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) will be visiting a number of regional centres spanning southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

With the mobile press in tow, The Changeover Tour will bring the minting experience to the people of Albury, Bendigo, Ballarat, Melbourne, Launceston and Hobart to share the decimal currency story.