The Perth Mint

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The Perth Mint was recommended by a friend. We initially planned to visit during our holiday but found it too busy, with the next available tour requiring a 3-hour wait. Instead, we decided to return the following day and booked our tickets online. It was very convenient—we just arrived 10 minutes early to collect our tickets. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour, which provided fascinating insights into the history of gold and included a demonstration of how gold is created. The souvenir shop also had some beautiful coin collectibles. Highly recommend visiting this place!

Located at 310 Hay Street, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia ??. This was a wonderful experience but I definitely recommend booking online. It’s very popular, therefore, spots can fill up fast. The tour itself was fascinating. Full of information about the history of Gold, the demonstration on how gold is made enhanced the tour greatly. I loved watching the gold bar being poured. The shop was interesting, you could go crazy if you had the money . The museum was full of great artifacts. I found it so fascinating. I loved that you get the $2 mint your own medallion with the tour ticket. The Tour costs are - Adult $25.00 Child (5-15 years) $15.00 Concession $22.00 The Perth Mint is Australia’s official bullion mint and owned wholly by the Government of Western Australia. It was established on 20th June 1899. Along with the Royal Australian Mint, the Perth Mint is the oldest of Australia’s two mints that is producing coins that are legal tender. The Perth Mint initially served two purposes, one to produce coins for circulation in Western Australia. Secondly, the mint bought the vast majority of the gold mined in Western Australia, which at the time was done mainly by “diggers” who had migrated to WA from other states and also from other countries. Even though Western Australia took part in the Federation of the Australian Colonies in 1901, Perth Mint remained under the control of the UK government until 1st July 1970 when ownership was transferred to the government of Western Australia. I would absolutely recommend visiting this fascinating piece of history. Thumbs up!!! ???

The place is not bad, the gold bar show is really great. The reason why I want to visit this place is because of its history, and I really wish to see more coins once minted by Perth mint. And of course, the largest gold coin in the world is so attracting. Some improvements still required, but good job

Historic Mint in Perth. Top tourist attraction which we are so glad we visited. Do book in advance as it is very popular. See the history of coinage in Perth and see the largest coin - a one tonne gold coin. Amazing. The tour included the smelting and casting of a gold bar, plus lots of nugets and facts about Perth's history. We recommend it!

Really informative and so interesting. Amazing history!! Our Tour Guide, Dakota was exceptional - spoken and presented really well and made our experience very memorable.