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 […]
NGC labels and designations for U.S.-Australia Lunar Landing Set
A special NGC attribution is available to recognize this historic Royal Australian Mint release. Submissions of the coins must be received in the sealed Mint shipping box to be eligible for the set pedigree. Special submission instructions must be followed. See the “Submission Instructions” section of this article. The Royal Australian Mint has begun sales of […]
U.S. Mint and Royal Australian Mint partner on Apollo 11 50th anniversary coins
On January 10, U.S. Mint Director David J. Ryder and the CEO of the Royal Australian Mint (RAM), Ross MacDiarmid, announced that their two mints would collaborate on a limited edition two-coin Proof set that would include a 2019-S U.S. Apollo 11 clad half dollar and a one-ounce silver $5 Proof Australian coin unique to […]
Australia: Commemorative coins celebrate 50 years of the introduction of iconic 12-sided 50-cent coin
The Royal Australian Mint has released (3rd May) new commemorative coins which are in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first-ever 12-sided 50-cent coins issued for circulation. As Australia transitioned to decimal currency in 1966, it was the 50-cent coin which was the showpiece of the new circulating coins. The coins were made of […]
Australia: Centenary anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles remembered on new silver dollar coins
The Royal Australian Mint has released (3rd May) new commemorative coins which are in remembrance of the centenary anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles, the accord which officially brought an end to fighting in Europe in what became known as the Great War, fought from 1914 to the armistice in November 1918. The treaty is […]
Australia: Centenary anniversary of repatriation of World War I soldiers remembered on new two-dollar coin
The Royal Australian Mint has released new commemorative coins on the 8th April marking the centenary of repatriation for Australian soldiers and nurses after the First World War. Following the conclusion of the First World War, transporting or repatriating the dominion and colonial soldiers from the empire back to their respective homes was paramount, and […]
International Year of Indigenous Languages commemorated with new coins launched by Royal Australian Mint and AIATSIS
The United Nation General Assembly’s proclamation that 2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages is commemorated with Australia’s newest circulating 50-cent coin. Launching in Adelaide, the coin has been produced by the Royal Australian Mint and was developed in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). The coin […]
Australia: Final gold and silver coins to feature Ian Rank-Broadley’s beloved design
The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) will begin phasing out the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2019. This is the end of an era for Australian currency, since the Ian Rank-Broadley design has been proudly included on the obverse of Australia’s coin currency since 1998, and was the fifth effigy of […]
Australia: New release of black nickel and selectively gold-plated silver crown coin series features indigenous animals
The Royal Australian Mint has previewed (1st February) their upcoming series of collector coins that highlight a new feature of black nickel and selective gold-plated coins. The series was previewed during the media forum at this year’s World Money Fair in Berlin where the Royal Australian Mint announced a new series entitled “Echoes of Australian […]
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