The Royal Australian Mint

You’ll find the Mint – the place where every Australian coin is made (fun fact: it also produces circulating coins for other countries, as well as collector coins, medals and medallions) – in suburban Deakin. Take a walk above the factory floor and learn about the manufacturing process for coins on a free 30-minute guided tour. Or, check out the permanent display of rare and unique coins, including ‘misstrikes’ (imperfect coins), rare pennies and the first coins to land on our shores. You can even strike your very own one-dollar coin in the Gallery Press.