The Royal Australian Mint has launched their latest silver Kangaroo-themed coins which features one of the country’s more iconic and instantly-recognised Australian wildlife symbols. Begun in 1992, the Kangaroo series has been a popular release from the Royal Australian Mint and is especially poignant today. Taking into consideration the sheer number of red kangaroos that […]
Greatly anticipated COTY Awards take place during 49th World Money Fair in Berlin
The 2020 Coin of the Year Awards, colloquially known as the COTYs, got off to a great start this year as various mints and other recipients gathered during the 49th World Money Fair. Held in Berlin’s purpose-built Estrel Convention Centre since 2006, the greatly anticipated awards, now in its 37th year, were presented for the […]
Australia: Legendary Tooth Fairy featured on new $2 collector coin
The Royal Australian Mint has released new collector coins which feature one of the most elusive characters in childhood: The beloved Tooth Fairy. Each child will ultimately experience more than one instance of losing their so-called “baby teeth,” which is just a part of getting older. It is a special occasion for a child because […]
World Money Fair shines in Berlin as Mint of Japan hosts international event
Those who make up the coin industry gathered once again to attend the World Money Fair (WMF). The international event, which is the largest gathering of its kind, was hosted at the Estrel Convention Centre located in the eclectic Berlin borough of Neukölln (the 49th WMF has been at the same location for the 15th […]
Australia: Second gold and silver triangular coins of the Australian Shipwreck series feature Vergulde Draeck
Following the first release last year in the Royal Australian Mint’s popular bullion series entitled “Australian Shipwrecks,” the second gold and silver coins issued feature another fascinating story of maritime lore. On the morning of the 28th April 1656, a VOC (Dutch East India Company) ship called the Vergulde Draeck (“Gilded Dragon”), a 41.8-metre, 260-tonne […]
Australia: Indian Pacific celebrated with a new 50-cent colour-designed commemorative coin
The Royal Australian Mint has released new commemorative 50-cent coins which are in celebration of the 50 years of the journey beyond rail expeditions’ revered Indian Pacific service. The service, which is truly one of the only genuine worldwide coast to coast railway lines, celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding. The service only came […]
Australia: New gold and silver Proof coins remember historic first gold rush
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 […]
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