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 […]
2011 Kangaroo at Sunset $1 Silver Proof Coin
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 […]
Interview with Royal Australian Mint’s CEO Ross MacDairmid
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 […]
Samoa Launches New Series of Circulation Coinage
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 […]
Royal Wedding Coin from the Australian Mint
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 […]
Bouquet Featured on Royal Engagement Coin
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 […]
Royal Australian Mint $1 Coin Features Merino Ram
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 […]
Fred Hollows Featured on Australian $1 Coin
The Royal Australian Mint recently released a new $1 coin to celebrate the life and work of Professor Fred Hollows. He was an ophthalmologist known for restoring eyesight to thousands of people in Australia and other countries. He pioneered modern cataract surgery, using an implanted intraocular lens and teaching local technicians how to do the […]
Royal Australian Mint Celebrates 100 Years of Coinage
On January 1, 2010, the Royal Australian Mint celebrated 100 years of Australian coinage with a new $1 coin design featuring four heads. A lucky visitor to the Mint had the opportunity to strike the very first coin of the year with the new design. The one dollar coin design features the heads of the […]
Burke and Wills Expedition Coins from the Royal Australian Mint
On November 12, 2009, the Royal Australian Mint unveiled the new Burke and Wills Expedition coin designs. The designs were unveiled at the Burke and Wills display at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. “It is fitting to launch these coins in Melbourne as the Burke and Wills expedition departed almost 150 years […]
