Mints of the World
The Royal Australian Mint
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CountryAustralia
Mint NameRoyal Australian Mint
DescriptionOne of Two Official Australian Mints
Address (Physical)Denison St., Deakin, ACT 2600, Australia
Address (Mailing) Locked Bag 31, Kingston, ACT 2604, Australia
Telephone1300 65 2020 Local Rate
02 6202 6800 Domestic
0061 2 6202 6800 International
Fax02 6202 6953 Domestic
0061 2 6202 6953 International
E-mailinfo@ramint.gov.au
Websitewww.ramint.gov.au
Languages English

Description
The Royal Australian Mint was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1965 with the main original aim of producing the new decimal coinage of Australia which was introduced in 1966.
It states that it was the first mint in Australia which was not a branch mint of the Royal Mint in London. This refers to the fact that the Perth Mint which opened in 1899 was originally a branch of the Royal Mint. It appears that there is considerable rivalry between these two Australian mints.
Both mints compete in the tourist market, and have tours and visits available.
This page is part of the "Mints of the World" website, created to provide a list of world mints together with brief contact and other general information about them for coin collectors, dealers, numismatists.