Queen’s image on Australian commemorative coins likened to Shrek Two coins celebrating Queen Elizabeth II criticised for failing to resemble late monarch The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
Police recover 40,000 Bluey coins that were stolen from the Australian Royal Mint Australian police say they have recovered more than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024
Alleged bandit charged after stealing $600,000 worth of Bluey limited edition ‘dollarbucks’ in Sydney NSW police allege 63,000 coins featuring popular TV show character were stolen from a Sydney warehouse The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2024
Australia celebrates space history on world's 1st coin minted in 2024 The world's first coin to be struck in 2024 highlights space history. 'Out of this World - Australia in Space' was chosen by the Royal Australian Mint as its 2024 theme. Space · Jan 4, 2024
Bees have appeared on coins for millennia, hinting at an age-old link between sweetness and value In 2022, the Royal Australian Mint issued a $2 coin decorated with honeybees. Around 2,400 years earlier, a mint in the kingdom of Macedon had the same idea, creating a silver obol coin with a bee stamped on one side. The Conversation · Jul 24, 2023
King Charles will not feature on Australia’s new five dollar banknote An effigy of the Queen will continue to be printed on Australia’s coins until the Royal Australian Mint transitions to a portrait of the King Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2023
King Charles’ portrait will not feature on Australia’s new five dollar banknote An effigy of the Queen will continue to be printed on Australia’s coins until the Royal Australian Mint transitions to a portrait of the King. The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Taiwanese student strikes first coin of 2023 as Royal Australian Mint unveils Creatures of the Deep collection Mina Hsu was among 200 coin enthusiasts who entered into the Royal Australian Mint's ballot to strike the first coin of the year that celebrates the CSIRO's deep sea discoveries. ABC News · Jan 1, 2023
First coin celebrates deep sea creatures Collectors from across Australia have travelled to the nation's capital for the chance to take home the first pressed coin of the new year. AAP · Dec 31, 2022
A Rare Set Of Gold Coins Are Dollarydoing The Rounds In Australia RN So Check Yr Couches Here's what to look out for. Pedestrian.tv · Dec 16, 2022
Final Aust coin featuring Queen released For the final time, the Royal Australian Mint will release a new coin design featuring Queen Elizabeth II which pays tribute to her 70-year reign. AAP · Dec 13, 2022
Nation’s spread celebrates 100 ‘mitey’ years with $1 coin Vegemite will get its own $1 coin to celebrate 100 years - but the flip side will feature something equally historic. The New Daily · Nov 17, 2022
Royal Australian Mint to release commemorative $1 and 20-cent coins to mark 90 years of the ABC The Royal Australian Mint will release two coins containing nods to long-running programs and to aspects of Australian life that the ABC has covered. ABC News · Oct 4, 2022
First coins bearing image of King Charles III revealed in UK The newly released effigy will appear on Britain's 50p coins before the end of the year. ABC News · Sep 30, 2022
ABC News · Sep 14, 2022 Demand for coins and stamps spikes as collectors look for next big thing after Queen Elizabeth's passing Commemorative coin sets are often sought out by collectors but, with the passing of Queen Elizabeth, this coin could top the list of "must-haves".
The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2022 Queen may be replaced by an Australian rather than King Charles III on $5 note Monarch features on coins ‘as a matter of tradition’, but Elizabeth II is on banknote due to her ‘personal’ status, minister says
ABC News · Sep 13, 2022 Coins with the face of King Charles III will begin circulating across Australia in 2023 Coins with the face of King Charles III will be minted and begin to appear in circulation from next year, though the new King will face the opposite way than his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
The New Daily · Sep 9, 2022 How our coins and notes will change now that Charles is King Australia's coins and $5 banknotes are set for a major overhaul following the death of Queen Elizabeth II – Britain's longest reigning monarch.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2022 What will happen to Australia’s coins and notes featuring the Queen? Money bearing the Queen’s face will remain in circulation and the change to currency with King Charles will be gradual
The New Daily · Sep 4, 2022 International Day of Charity: How a dollar can buy a valuable ‘helper’s high’ For most of us, a dollar coin won’t stretch far. By donating that dollar - especially on International Day of Charity – we can create something more.
ABC News · Aug 31, 2022 Australian Signals Directorate releases coin with secret code to mark cyber-spy agency's 75th anniversary This Australian Signals Directorate is marking its 75th anniversary with a challenge: four layers of encrypted messages on this coin.
The Conversation · Apr 25, 2022 A new $2 coin features the introduced honeybee. Is this really the species we should celebrate? The Royal Australian Mint has released a $2 collectors’ coin to celebrate 200 years since the introduction of the European honeybee.
ABC News · Apr 8, 2022 Royal Australian Mint releases $2 honey bee coin to mark bicentenary of the industry in Australia The Royal Australian Mint releases a "particularly beautiful" new $2 coin, marking 200 years since the honey bee was first introduced into the country.