Major Government Mints
Around the World

The founding of the Austrian Mint is surrounded by the intriguing history of the kidnapping of Richard the Lionheart by Duke Leopold V of Austria. He spent all of the year 1193 C.E. in captivity. The ransom paid (in silver, of course) by King Richard the Lionheart to secure his release was so grandiose, it was enough to start the Austrian Mint and begin striking thousands of silver coins!

The Casa de Moneda de México was established in 1535 and is the earliest dated precious metal refinery in the Americas! The Casa de Moneda was officially renamed under the Bank of Mexico in 1925. With the longest history of elegant metalworking, the Casa de Moneda de México is still a well-trusted mint after 500 years.

The Mint of Poland has made it through the tumultuous times of World War II and has resiliently been able to produce some of the world’s most impressive and innovative coins. The original goal of the Mint of Poland was to produce among the most beautiful coins in Europe. Indeed, creative coin designs from the Mint of Poland are globally famous.

Thanks to the fantastic amounts of gold discovered in the province of Western Australia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Perth Mint has steadily grown into one of the world's most prolific and well-respected government mints. It produces several different series of gold and silver bullion coins that have gained widespread popularity for their annually updated reverse designs. The Perth Mint is also one of the most active national mints in minting platinum coins, as well. With its reputation for precious metals expertise and attractive collectible coin series, Perth Mint has greatly expanded it appeal to both investors and coin collectors worldwide.

Especially since the 1980s, China’s Central Mint has been active in minting gold, silver, and even platinum bullion coins for investors and collectors from all over the world. The Gold Panda series of coins has exploded in popularity over the last decade, in part due to its relatively low mintages and lower availability outside of Asia. China’s mint artists have recently expanded into more innovative, artistic, and commemorative coins, as well.

Great Britain’s The Royal Mint is steeped in as much history as any other minting facility in the world, perhaps more. Its thousand-year legacy as the central coiner for the expansive British Empire is not lost on coin collectors, who keep the mint’s flagship Gold Sovereign coins (both modern and from antiquity) in constant demand. The Royal Mint has the vision “to be recognized as the best mint in the world,” and the high quality of its collectible and bullion coins attests to this vision.