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Canberra

Royal Australian Mint

at Denison St, Canberra , 2600 Australia

  1. Museum
  2. Landmark
  3. Government Organization
  4. Landmark & Historical Place

Address and contacts of Royal Australian Mint

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Royal Australian Mint
Denison St
Canberra , ACT 2600
Australia
Email
Contact Phone
P: 02 6202 6999
Website
http://www.ramint.gov.au/

Description

The Royal Australian Mint is the sole producer of all of Australia's circulating coins. Opened in 1965 and situated in the Australian federal capital city of Canberra, in the suburb of Deakin, the Mint is also a very popular tourist destination for visitors and locals alike.Before the opening of the Australian mint, Australian coins were struck at branches of the Royal Mint - the Sydney Mint, Melbourne Mint and Perth Mint. The Royal Australian Mint is the first mint in Australia not to be a branch of the Royal Mint in London. The only other operational mint in Australia is the Perth Mint.Foundations and historyPlanning for the mint started in 1959 when it was proposed to move the Royal Mint branch in Melbourne to Canberra. It was officially opened by The Duke of Edinburgh on 22 February 1965, coinciding with decimal currency, which was introduced into circulation on 14 February 1966. The new mint cost A$5 million to build, with an additional $4 million for equipment.The new mint and the Melbourne Mint operated concurrently while sufficient stockpiles of new coinage were prepared and until it was felt that production in Canberra was proceeding smoothly, after which in 1967 the Melbourne mint was closed. Some staff from the Melbourne mint relocated to Canberra to operate the new mint. However it was not until the early 1980s that the RAM was able to sustain solitary production of the full set of circulating Australian coins, and so on several occasions in the 1960s and 1970s the RAM contracted production runs to the Perth Mint, the Royal Mint in both London and Llantrisant, and even on one occasion the Royal Canadian Mint.

Opening time

  • Mondays: 09:00- 16:00
  • Tuesdays: 09:00- 16:00
  • Wednesdays: 09:00- 16:00
  • Thursdays: 09:00- 16:00
  • Fridays: 08:30- 17:00
  • Saturdays: 10:00- 16:00
  • Sundays: 10:00- 16:00

Specialities

Price category
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Summary

Royal Australian Mint is Canberra based place and this enity listed in Landmark category. Located at Denison St ACT 2600. Contact phone number of Royal Australian Mint: 02 6202 6999

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