Melbourne Mint
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| Melbourne Mint | |
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| Image:Melbourne mint.jpg | |
| Location: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Founded/First coin struck: | 1864 |
| Architect: | John James Clark |
| Architectural style(s): | Renaissance Revival |
The Melbourne Mint, in Melbourne, Australia, was a branch of the British Royal Mint.
The Former Royal Mint, located on the corner of William and Latrobe streets (280-318 William Street and 387-429 Latrobe Street) is of architectural significance as one of the most impressive 19th century government buildings in Victoria, and one of few Australian buildings in the true Renaissance revival style, and a virtual copy of the Raphaels Palazzo Vidoni-Caffarelli in Rome (1515).
The mint was built between 1869 - 1872 to the designs of architect J.J Clark whose other notable works included the Old Treasury Building, Melbourne.
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Melbourne royal mint gates.jpg
Ornate gates to the Royal Mint |
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[edit] External links
- A photo of the Melbourne Mint, from the State Library of Victoria
- A brief history and photographs of the Melbourne Mint, from the Australian Architecture Discussion Forum.
- Melbourne Mint is at coordinates Coordinates:
Australian currency | |
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| Topics | Australian dollar · Reserve Bank of Australia · Note Printing Australia |
| Mints | Royal Australian Mint · Melbourne Mint · Perth Mint · Sydney Mint |
| Coins | 1c · 2c · 5c · 10c · 20c · 50c round · 50c · $1 · $2 · Pre-£ coins · Coins of £ · Coins of $ |
| Banknotes | $1 · $2 · $5 · $10 · $20 · $50 · $100 |
| Historic | Pound sterling · Australian pound · ½d · 1d · 3d · 6d · 1/- · 2/- · 5/- · 10/- · £1 · £5 · £10 · £20 · £50 · £100 · £1000 |
