Coin and Currency Mints around the World

Australia «

The Perth Mint

The Perth Mint is Australia’s oldest operating Mint, established in 1899 to mint gold sovereigns for the British Empire. The Mint is owned by the Western Australian Government and is Australia’s specialist precious metals mint, producing collector and investment coins for world markets. With the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, The Perth Mint is also producing and marketing the official coins and medals of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Royal Australian Mint

His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, officially opened the Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, on Monday 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.

Austria «

Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Austrian euro coins have a unique design for each denomination, with a common theme for each of the three series of coins. The minor coins feature Austrian flowers, the middle coins examples of architecture from Austria’s capital, Vienna, and the two major coins famous Austrians. All designs are by the hand of Josef Kaiser and also include the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.

Austrian Mint – Münze Österreich

For more than 800 years the Austrian Mint and its products have exercised a profound influence upon the culture, the economy and everyday life in Austria. Consequently the Austrian Mint has gathered great experience, forming a reliable basis for our present competence.

Belgium «

National Bank of Belgium – Nationale Bank van België
Banque Nationale de Belgique

Belgian euro coins feature only a single design for all eight coins: the portrait or effigy of King Albert II of the Belgians and his royal monogram. Also part of the design by Jan Alfons Keustermans are the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.

National Bank of Belgium – Nationale Bank van België
Banque Nationale de Belgique

The Royal Belgian Mint strikes all official coins, also called change. In 1969 the Mint was renamed Royal Belgian Mint, a denomination that suits the institution better given that coinage is a royal prerogative. The coins are distributed by the National Bank of Belgium. As a public institution, the Royal Belgian Mint is, in the administrative sphere, subject to the Administration of the Treasury, which makes that it comes under the Minister of Finance.

Bermuda «

Bermuda Monetary Authority

Since 1970, when it issued special proof sets to commemorate Bermuda’s first decimal coins, the Authority has generated additional revenue through its successful numismatic programme. The Authority issued several commemorative coins during the 1970′s and early 1980′s and, since 1984, at least one commemorative or collectors coin or set, made of gold, silver or palladium, has been issued annually. Generally, the Authority issues one or two coins or coin sets each year to commemorate an anniversary or event of local significance and have a local design theme. The mintage limits of these issues are very low (sometimes as few as 200 coins). The Authority also participates in international commemorative coin programmes arranged and distributed by the British Royal Mint. In 1992, the Authority introduced its first commemorative note to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the New World.