Coin Collecting News
The Royal Australian Mint have announced the issue of the latest coin to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, which will occur on the 6th February of this year. Queen Elizabeth II has been head of State of the Commonwealth of Australia since 1952 and has paid no less than 16 official visits [...]
Following in the footsteps of the immensely successful “Ram Dollar” issued last year, The Royal Australian Mint have launched (1st January) the second in a series of historical designs from Australia’s colorful numismatic past. In an effort to highlight one of the Country’s most important industries, that of wheat production (Australia is the currently the [...]
Australia’s launch of the UN International Year of Co-operatives kicked off on the 22nd November at Parliament House with the release of a $1 collectible coin produced by the Royal Australian Mint recognizing this auspicious initiative. Australia will be the only nation in the world to produce a collectible coin celebrating the UN International Year [...]
The Royal Australian Mint have announced (18th October) the issue of a special coin to mark the sixteenth official visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who will also host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which takes place from the 28th to the 30th October in Perth, Western Australia. The coin has a $5 [...]
Update and Clarification: This is the one-fifth ounce silver proof coin. Earlier in the year the one ounce silver proof coin was released. The Royal Australian Mint has released the 2011 Kangaroo at Sunset $1 Silver Proof Coins. The simple, but striking design by Wojciech Pietranik features a kangaroo crossing the red soil plains against [...]
Initially created to meet the challenge of decimalization in 1966, The Royal Australian Mint has a top-notch reputation for excellence and design world-wide. Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre speaks to Ross MacDairmid, the RAM’s CEO about fresh directions for the Mint and also a bit about Australia’s memorable & impressive [...]
The Central Bank of Samoa have unveiled (22nd June) their new series of circulation coins which will be introduced later this year. The coins represent a complete change in the composition, design and specifications from the Samoan coinage issued with the introduction of the Tala currency in 1967. At a ceremony held at the Royal [...]
The Royal Australian Mint have unveiled (12th April) the latest commemorative coin to mark the Royal Wedding of Britain’s Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton on the 29th April. The coin, part of a two piece set, shows the soon-to-be-wedded couple in a partial frontal pose looking toward the right and smiling broadly. Miss Middleton [...]
The Royal Australian Mint have issued (29th March) their commemorative coin celebrating the engagement of Britain’s Prince William to his long time girlfriend, Miss Catherine Middleton. This is Australia’s first ever coin to mark the engagement of a member of the Royal family. The commemorative is denominated at 50 cents, which is Australia’s distinctive 12 [...]
On January 1, 2011, the Royal Australian Mint issued a new collector’s dollar with a nostalgic difference. The reverse carries the iconic Merino Ram, which appeared on Australian shilling coins from 1938 to 1963, until Australia introduced decimal coinage two years later. The new $1 ram’s head coin design is part of Australia’s celebration in [...]
