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There have only ever been four Mints in Australia, the Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Canberra Mints.
The Royal Australian Mint Sydney, was opened as a branch of the Royal Mint London in 1855 and closed in 1926 with all minting responsibilities being dispersed to Melbourne and Perth. During its period of operation, the mintmark was "S" on British Coins. On Australian predecimal coins, there was either no mintmark at all, or a complicated placement of dots on Pennies and Halfpennies.
The Royal Australian Mint Melbourne, was opened as a branch of the Royal Mint London in 1872 and closed in 1967 after the introduction of decimal currency with all minting being taken over by the newly opened RAM Canberra. During its period of operation, the mintmark was "M" on British coins. On Australian Coins, there was either no mintmark at all, or a complicated placement of dots on Pennies and Halfpennies, or an "M" on all other predecimal coins.
The Royal Australian Mint Perth, was opened as a branch of the Royal Mint London in 1899 and is still operating. It is currently owned by the Western Australian Government and is responsible for producing most of Australia's bullion. During its period of operation, the mintmark was "P" on British coins. On Australian predecimal Penny and Halfpenny coins, there was a dot "." placed variously after the "Y" in PENNY (PENNY.) or after the "A" in AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA.) or between the "KG" (designers initials) (K.G). All silver coins were minted at the Melbourne Mint.
The Royal Australian Mint Canberra, was opened in 1965 and is still operating. Since 1982, it produces all of Australia's circulating coins and mints coins for many other countries. Since it is the only mint producing Australia's circulating coinage, there are no mintmarks used since 1981.
Australian predecimal coins have occasionally been minted overseas at London (L) or (PL), Heaton Birmingham (H), San Francisco (S), Denver (D), Bombay and Calcutta (I).
I am not even going to attempt to explain mintmarks on Australian decimal coins. Where mintmarks are used, these mostly include blunted first or second whiskers on the 1 cent coins, blunted claws on the 2 cent coin, blunted spines on the 5 cent coin, etc.
If you have a great need to know the details, get hold of a "Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes" by Greg McDonald. It is a relatively inexpensive and detailed wealth of information.
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What is the duration of The Mint Australia?
The duration of The Mint - Australia - is 3 hours.
When did The Mint - Australia - end?
The Mint - Australia - ended on 2008-03-29.
When was The Mint - Australia - created?
The Mint - Australia - was created on 2007-07-31.
What are the different us mint symbols?
They're actually called mint marks rather than "symbols". There have been 8 different mint marks over the years. Four mints are currently in operation: P = Philadelphia Mint D = Denver Mint (1906-present) S = San Francisco Mint W = West Point Mint. In the past, there were: CC = Carson City Mint C = Charlotte Mint D = Dahlonega Mint (1838-61) O = New Orleans Mint Most coins of the Philadelphia Mint earlier than 1980 are unmarked. Currently the Lincoln cent is the only coin that does not show a "P" when struck at the Philadelphia mint. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark
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the mint
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Different societies have different reasons for having symbols, hence, the symbols are different. Tne symbols would be different, anyway, as different societies speak different languages, for the most part.
How many mints to make money are there in Australia?
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symbols of liberty
Who introduced the symbols in mathematics?
Different symbols were introduced by different people.
Which of these were found on the first coins issued by the U.S. mint?
Which of these were found on the first coins issued by the U.S. mint?
How do you know where a coin was minted?
On US coins, there will be a little letter denoting the place it was minted, for example: a "D" means it was made at the Denver mint and "P" (since 1980) means it came from Philadelphia. Other countries use different schemes. For example Germany uses letters A, B, C, D, etc. to represent its mints in the order in which they were established. Australia uses various symbols on coins to indicate which mint struck them.
What is the fauna symbol for Australia?
Australia does not have any official national faunal symbols. Most of the state and territories have adopted faunal symbols, but the country as a whole has no faunal emblem.
