| Royal Australian Mint | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Deakin, Australian Capital Territory |
| Opened | 22 February 1965 |
| Owner | Australian Government |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Ure |
| Architecture firm | Department of Works |
| Main contractor | Civil and Civic E. S. Clementson Pty Ltd |
| Website | |
| https://www.ramint.gov.au/ | |
The Royal Australian Mint is the national mint of Australia, and the primary production facility for the country’s circulating coins. The mint is a Commonwealth Government entity operating within the portfolio of the Treasury, and is situated in the Australian capital city of Canberra, in the suburb of Deakin. The current facility was opened in 1965 by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Before the opening of the Australian Mint, Australian coins were struck at the Sydney Mint, Melbourne Mint and Perth Mint. As such, the Royal Australian Mint was the first mint in Australia to be independent of the British Royal Mint, in the United Kingdom, which was a British government entity. (Of the three older Australian mints, only Perth Mint has remained; it was a subsidiary of the UK Royal Mint until 1970.)