ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT ISSUES

His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, officially opened the Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, on 22nd February 1965. The Mint was commissioned to produce Australia's decimal coinage, which was to be introduced into circulation on 14th February 1966. The Royal Australian Mint holds a place in history as the first mint in Australia not to be a branch of the Royal Mint, London.

Since opening in 1965 the Mint has produced over eleven billion circulating coins and has the capacity to produced over two million coins per day, or over six hundred coins per year.

The Royal Australian Mint has struck coins for a number of South Pacific nations. Export coins were first struck in 1969 for New Zealand and, since then, coins have been produced for Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Western Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, Israel and Tokelau.

The Mint also manufactures medals, medallions and seals for private and public sector sporting and tourism groups, both nationally and internationally. Examples of these are The Order of Australia, Third Pacific Conference Games Medallions, Sydney Monorail token and Conrad Jupiter's Casino tokens.

In 1965, production processes at the Mint included the manufacture of copper-nickel, coinage bronze and silver blanks (melting, rolling, and blanking) together with striking, packaging and distribution of the finished product. Blank-manufacture ceased in 1987, this was followed by a major refurbishment of the product facilities.

Commitment to quality is the hallmark of The Royal Australian Mint, which was the first mint in the word to achieve accreditation to International Quality Standards ISO 9002. Strong emphasis on quality control, innovative technology, research and development ensures a reputation that is second to none.

Each year, The Royal Australian Mint produces an outstanding range of Collector coins including Yearly Proof & Mint coins, Aluminium Bronze Proof coins and Gold Proofs. Some notable examples include the $1 Silver Proof Series - Year 2000 Proclamation, HMAS as well as the Millennium Past, Present and Future $10 Bimetal Series.

KJC Coins (Australia) have all the new Royal Australian Mint issues at the official issue price or better. We also have a comprehensive range of Past Royal Australian Mint releases dating right back to 1966 at Australia's best prices.

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