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

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

Maria Theresa thaler medal

References

  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.