The Royal Australian Mint has released new collector coins which pay tribute to the era of Australia’s famed gold rush, which was first discovered in 1851. New South Wales was the scene of the country’s initial discovery of large deposits of gold when Edward Hammond Hargraves (1816–1891), a gold prospector, claimed to have found gold […]
Public beholds first 2020 coin strike of the decade at the Royal Australian Mint, ringing in the 2020s
Yesterday, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) welcomed the public to its highly sought after annual event to see the first coin of 2020 struck in its very own capital city, Canberra. This is the first coin strike of the decade and almost a century since the first coin of the ’20s was struck in […]
Season’s Greetings to all our readers
Here we all are everyone, we’ve made it once again to another Christmas and New Year celebration — hopefully all in one piece and no worse for the wear! As 2019 comes to a close, a lot of us will remember the year fondly through the many interesting coins, and, in some cases, commemorative banknotes […]
Australia: 2020-dated base-metal Proof set includes the Queen’s sixth effigy
The Royal Australian Mint has released the 2020-dated six-coin base-metal Proof sets which for the first year features the sixth effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The sixth portrait, created by Royal Mint UK engraver Jody Clark is the fifth likeness to be included on Australian coinage since the Queen’s accession in 1952. A special […]
Australia: Centenary anniversary of Qantas, the national airlines, celebrated on new dollar coin
The Royal Australian Mint has unveiled (15th November) new commemorative dollar coins to mark the centenary anniversary of Australia’s national airline carrier, Qantas. From humble beginnings in outback Queensland, the flying kangaroo remains an integral part of Australia’s renowned aviation industry and today is a poignant reminder of just how far the country’s aviation industry […]
Australia: New silver bullion series entitled “Australia’s Most Dangerous” launches with redback spider
The Royal Australian Mint has launched a new bullion-related product which also sees the start of a new coin series. The first release in a series entitled “Australia’s Most Dangerous” features the beautiful, but potentially deadly, redback spider. Loved (or perhaps admired for their beauty) but certainly feared for their venom, the redback spider (Latrodectus […]
Australia: New $2 colour coin marks 30th anniversary of the National Police Remembrance Day
The Royal Australian Mint has launched (11th September) new two-dollar colour coins that are in celebration of the 30th anniversary of National Police Remembrance Day, which honours Australia’s police forces. The releases of the collector’s versions of the earlier circulation coins feature a colour reverse of the same motif. National Police Remembrance Day is held […]
Australia: New gold bullion series, “Kangaroos at Dawn,” debuts with new 1/5-ounce Proof coins with limited mintage
The Royal Australian Mint has launched their new gold bullion series entitled “Kangaroos at Dawn” with the issue of 1/5-ounce gold Proof coins and a very limited mintage of just 1,000 pieces. For 13 years, the Royal Australian Mint released, by ballot, the “Kangaroo at Sunset” 1/5-ounce gold coin for serious collectors and those attracted […]
Australia: Famed “kookaburra” square cents recreated on new silver Proof three-coin set
The Royal Australian Mint has released a new collector’s set of coins which recreates the designs seen on trial pattern coins proposed for issue 100 years ago. Inspired by the trial designs which might have been used as square-shaped penny coins, the pieces carried depictions of the kookaburra bird on the reverse. After the end […]
Australia: Legendary train service, The Ghan, depicted on new colour 50-cent collector coins
The Royal Australian Mint has launched new collector coins (8th July) which celebrate 90 years of exceptional rail expeditions with new colour-applied 50-cent coins depicting the iconic Australian train, The Afghan Express. The new 50-cent 12-sided distinctive coins celebrate one of Australia’s most famous railway journeys while telling the story of one of the world’s […]
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