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Royal Mint Museum

Coordinates: 51°33′15″N 3°23′15″W / 51.5541°N 3.3876°W / 51.5541; -3.3876
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The Royal Mint Museum
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Established2009
LocationLlantrisant, Wales
Coordinates51°33′15″N 3°23′15″W / 51.5541°N 3.3876°W / 51.5541; -3.3876
DirectorDr Kevin Clancy
ChairpersonDr Andrew Burnett CBE
WebsiteMuseum Website

The Royal Mint Museum is a numismatics museum located in Llantrisant, Wales, which houses coins, medals, artwork and minting equipment previous owned by the Royal Mint.[2] Although the museum is located on the same site as the Royal Mint, the mint and the museum are separate companies. In partnership with the mint, a new £9 million visitor centre was built to allow members of the public to view part of the museum's collection.

History

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Following the privatisation of the Royal Mint in 2009, whereby it became a limited company, much of the mint's numismatic collection was separated into a separate entity now called the Royal Mint Museum. In November 2010 the museum gained charitable status.[3]

Collection

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Maria Theresa thaler medal

References

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  1. ^ "Royal Mint in Llantrisant to open doors to visitors". BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ "The collection today". Royal Mint Museum. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Our Governance". Royal Mint Museum. Retrieved 17 February 2021.