The world’s leading export mint - The Royal Mint is the world’s leading export mint, serving more than 100 issuing authorities around the world and supplying approximately 5 billion coins and blanks to over 40 countries each year. We are the trusted partner of more governments and central banks than any other mint, delivering high-quality products that help our customers achieve more value from their currency.
Redefining currency - Continuous improvement and innovation underpins The Royal Mint’s approach, and as cash cycles evolve we’re helping customers all over the world to redefine how coins and currency are designed and manufactured, ensuring each currency system meets the needs of its economy.
The Royal Mint is more than just a provider of coins. From manufacturing efficiencies to improving production forecasts, we’re a partner who can give support over the long-term across all currency challenges. Our experts provide strategic advice to countries around the globe on all aspects of the currency security and the wider cash cycle, and we have provided products and services to over half of the world’s issuing authorities.
We are also the only mint to provide a Coin Management Training Programme, a comprehensive week-long training course specifically for issuing authorities that has been attended by over 120 delegates from over 35 countries.
Security and reliability - With counterfeiting becoming increasingly advanced, issuing authorities are looking for greater levels of security. As the creator of the most secure coin in the world, the United Kingdom’s new 12-sided £1 coin, The Royal Mint can offer customers the highest levels of security expertise. From design and manufacture through to storage and distribution we’re always looking for ways to enhance currency security.
“The new £1 coin has been designed to be fit for the future, using overt and covert security features that aim to safeguard our currency, and currencies around the world, for years to come. Staying ahead of sophisticated counterfeiters remains a constant challenge and this coin helps in that battle.”
Adam Lawrence, Chief Executive of The Royal Mint
The Royal Mint’s mono-ply plating technology - durability like no other - Already in use in over 50 countries, The Royal Mint’s longer-lasting mono-ply technology is the cost-effective alternative to more expensive currency options. With a life expectancy 20 times longer than an equivalent value banknote, and up to five times longer than other plated coin products, our ultra-durable mono-ply plated steel coins and blanks represent a lifetime of savings for customers.
The world’s authority on coins and currency - Wholly owned by the UK Government, The Royal Mint has an unbroken history of minting British coinage dating back over 1,100 years. Its large-scale production facilities occupy a constantly guarded 35-acre site in Llantrisant, South Wales and include everything from the production of coinage blanks to the striking of the finished coins.
The Royal Mint also produces memorable commemorative coin programmes, bullion and medal products, known around the world for their quality and craftsmanship. To provide a comprehensive bullion offering, The Royal Mint introduced a highly-secure on-site bullion vault storage facility and a trading website, www.royalmintbullion.com, enabling customers to buy, store and sell bullion coins at real-time prices. We have also brought to market a new way to invest in and digitally trade physical gold bullion – RMG provides a cost-effective, convenient and secure alternative to holding and trading spot gold.
Safe in our hands - Our ISO 9001, 14001, 50001 and SA8000 accreditations demonstrate commitment to quality, the environment, energy management and a safe workplace. As a 21st-century business employing over 800 people, we continue to define the minting industry, delivering the world’s best currency to our partners around the globe.
For more information please visit www.royalmint.com/currency/ or email currency@royalmint.com
