Last updated on May 2nd, 2024 at 03:37 pmAbout the origins of the Perth Mint The Perth Mint facility was originally created by the United Kingdom in 1899 for the purpose of refining gold and minting sovereigns due to the miners of those years exchanging gold to pay for their goods and other necessities. At that time there was not much currency in circulation. The building of the Perth Mint facility occurred prior to the establishing in June 1901, of the Federation of Australia. Today, Perth mint coins continue to be produced as well as the manufacture of other numismatic items…
