{"id":1566,"date":"2024-07-25T15:43:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T13:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/?post_type=oum-location&#038;p=1566"},"modified":"2024-10-23T08:40:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T06:40:25","slug":"perth-mint","status":"publish","type":"oum-location","link":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/en\/oum-location\/perth-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perth Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1yqfohr8-9e256c9e0b0b0ca5992f2496f0910348\">\n#top .flex_column.av-1yqfohr8-9e256c9e0b0b0ca5992f2496f0910348{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-1yqfohr8-9e256c9e0b0b0ca5992f2496f0910348{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"Inrto-News-Beitrag\"  class='flex_column av-1yqfohr8-9e256c9e0b0b0ca5992f2496f0910348 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltehvkgt-f86988a37fa5bc87cd5019c88c323e10 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock beitragsueberschrift'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>The Perth Mint<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-1ubumy04-29214a0c40d5cfbc1f7133dcae98561d sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1ubumy04-29214a0c40d5cfbc1f7133dcae98561d\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-1ubumy04-29214a0c40d5cfbc1f7133dcae98561d{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-1ubumy04-29214a0c40d5cfbc1f7133dcae98561d{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-1ubumy04-29214a0c40d5cfbc1f7133dcae98561d av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lteiijmd-06f884168c93e220b994bc94d5afd037\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lteiijmd-06f884168c93e220b994bc94d5afd037 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lteiijmd-06f884168c93e220b994bc94d5afd037 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lteiijmd-06f884168c93e220b994bc94d5afd037 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2497 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2497 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-Perth-Mint-1-1.jpg\" alt='' title='Logo-Perth-Mint-1'  height=\"450\" width=\"860\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-Perth-Mint-1-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-Perth-Mint-1-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-Perth-Mint-1-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Logo-Perth-Mint-1-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1q8ea4dg-941371a1e65817c546ab74d067a2ebf2\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1q8ea4dg-941371a1e65817c546ab74d067a2ebf2 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#fc0000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1q8ea4dg-941371a1e65817c546ab74d067a2ebf2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Wenn es kein Logo gibt, wird diese Spalte einfach leer gelassen. Das Bild oben bitte l\u00f6schen.<br \/>\n(Dieser Text wird nicht dargestellt.)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1njzuf6s-5607eb4d076883e87d82a79344134aa5\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-1njzuf6s-5607eb4d076883e87d82a79344134aa5{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-1njzuf6s-5607eb4d076883e87d82a79344134aa5{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-1njzuf6s-5607eb4d076883e87d82a79344134aa5 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltehx0fu-a299fabce437b8b3a37030d5e8de7cb4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>310 Hay Street, East Perth<br \/>\nWA 6004, Australia<br \/>\nPhone: +61 (0)8 9421 7376<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:reception@perthmint.com\">reception@perthmint.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perthmint.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.perthmint.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\"  data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-2495 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2495\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='01' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AUSPerth-Aussen-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/li><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-m2lgl8pq-7803f97a6929758ba35adffde2d940c2__1  slide-2 slide-even'><a href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\"  data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-2493 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2493\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='Visitors can watch a gold pour, during which pure gold is transformed into a solid gold bar weighing 6 kg.' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/besucherinperthmint-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><div class='av-image-copyright av-copyright-left'><span>\u00a9 Image Courtesy of The Perth Mint)<\/span><\/div><\/li><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-m2lgl8pq-7803f97a6929758ba35adffde2d940c2__2  slide-3 slide-odd'><a href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\"  data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-2505 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2505\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='03' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/goldschmelzen-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><div class='av-image-copyright av-copyright-left'><span>\u00a9 Image Courtesy of The Perth Mint<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls' ><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide  avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='left-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello' tabindex='-1' title=\"Previous\"><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 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avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltehyoxi-b781d873c5483e24b72ddab932bdb0a7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>One of Western Australia\u2019s leading tourist venues, The Perth Mint was established in June 1899 as a branch of Britain\u2019s Royal Mint to refine the gold from Western Australia\u2019s newly discovered eastern goldfields and to turn it into British sovereigns and half sovereigns for the British Empire. It remained under British control until 1970, when ownership was transferred to the government of the State of Western Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-15vrst7o-cff6d8682693bd2703bfa9ade6aba5ca\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-15vrst7o-cff6d8682693bd2703bfa9ade6aba5ca{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-15vrst7o-cff6d8682693bd2703bfa9ade6aba5ca hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltehz815-1a4a75c830eeae7f7fb623adedfc2b70 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Historic Perth Mint Coin Exhibition<\/h2>\n<p>There are approximately 300 coins on display from the Mint\u2019s collection, all of which were struck by The Perth Mint. The issuing authorities of the coins in the exhibit include the Commonwealth of Australia and the Governments of the Cook Islands and Tuvalu. Among the historic coins struck by The Perth Mint are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An 1899 gold sovereign\u2014the very first coin produced in Perth.<\/li>\n<li>The first copper decimal coin made in Australia\u2014a 1966-dated 1-cent piece.<\/li>\n<li>Two of the largest legal tender coins in the world\u2014the 10-kg Australian Lunar gold ($A30,000 face value) and silver ($A300 face value) bullion coins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In October 2011, the Perth Mint created the world\u2019s largest, heaviest, and most valuable gold coin, breaking the record of a C$1 million Canadian coin, weighing 220.5 lbs (100 kg), previously held by the Royal Canadian Mint. The Perth Mint coin is 31.5 inches (80 cm) in diameter, 4.7 inches (12 cm) thick, and is made of 2,230 lbs (1,012 kg) of 99.99 percent pure gold. It is legal tender in Australia with a face value of A$1 million; at time of minting, its value was US$57.34 million.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-13u4lkf8-470eba5a49e88e98ae5f64ae7bf469ad\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-13u4lkf8-470eba5a49e88e98ae5f64ae7bf469ad{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-13u4lkf8-470eba5a49e88e98ae5f64ae7bf469ad hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltehzmj1-9c454cf7845c595144f24dd74515c766 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Guided Talk<\/h2>\n<p>Visitors to The Perth Mint can join one of the regular hourly guided talks. The grand heritage building, the heavily secured vault, and the original melting house provide many extraordinary stories about Western Australia\u2019s golden history and the Mint\u2019s prolific output of priceless gold bars and coins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-10phi76s-ce9050ff3aed0d8dd04e0d54cd46bd11\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-10phi76s-ce9050ff3aed0d8dd04e0d54cd46bd11{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-10phi76s-ce9050ff3aed0d8dd04e0d54cd46bd11 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltei09vk-6f824299c19442c8a57a4d3c1e49c8cf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Watch a Gold Pour<\/h2>\n<p>A visit includes the amazing spectacle of a traditional gold pour, during which pure gold is heated to molten temperatures of approximately 1,200 degrees Celsius and transformed into a solid gold bar weighing 200 troy ounces (6 kg).<\/p>\n<p>The 19th-century brick walls of the melting house are literally embedded with gold dust, accumulated over many decades of continuous refining.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-svwnxic-8517de1c54876b261d52a40576099176\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-svwnxic-8517de1c54876b261d52a40576099176{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-svwnxic-8517de1c54876b261d52a40576099176 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltei0vur-d2dbffa1e9ce1c7e4e398087e1fed4fc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>World\u2019s Largest Gold Bar Exhibition<\/h2>\n<p>The world\u2019s greatest collection of investment gold bars permanently resides at the The Perth Mint. Although the complete collection comprises more than 1,000 bars from 135 manufacturers and issuers in 35 countries, space limits a selection of 200 gold bars currently on display. Unique bars are Roman gold bars from 378 AD, rainbow bars from Japan which give a multi-colored effect, and hologram bars from Switzerland and Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-oq7c5lw-468150de937bd66321ed53346a7ab7e9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-oq7c5lw-468150de937bd66321ed53346a7ab7e9{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-oq7c5lw-468150de937bd66321ed53346a7ab7e9 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltei1f48-7cec17e52d6a0950509c4364c1340e58 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Australia\u2019s Largest Natural Nugget Collection<\/h2>\n<p>It has been said that early prospectors endured years of back-breaking labor in the bone dry Australia outback in search of gold nuggets. On display is a breathtaking collection of approximately 150 natural gold nuggets plus wafers and crystals, including Newmont\u2019s Normandy Nugget, the second largest gold nugget in existence\u2014a massive 820 ounces (25.5 kg). The second largest nugget on display, called The Golden Beauty, weighs 11.5 kg.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-krevkkk-7e90810bd22766e9d1255d892269f10b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-krevkkk-7e90810bd22766e9d1255d892269f10b{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-krevkkk-7e90810bd22766e9d1255d892269f10b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltei2n5e-30e9b370813f43155973a88e5b976d43 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>This text was written by Howard M. Berlin and first published in his book The Numismatourist in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>You can order his numismatic guidebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dr-Howard-Berlin-Numismatourist-Worldwide\/dp\/B00RWU02F4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numismatourist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard M. 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