The Queen's passing will trigger a major overhaul of Australia's currency with the image of King Charles set to replace Her Majesty on newly minted coins next year. The Queen has been the only monarch to feature on Australia's decimal currency. And, as tradition dictates, King Charles will be facing the opposite direction to his mother on Australia’s future coins. Despite the change, announced today by Royal Australian Mint’s Leigh Gordon, coins featuring the Queen will remain legal tender. As f

-= Virtual School Tour - Welcome =- When students visit the Mint they are greeted in our foyer by one of our friendly and knowledgeable Visitor Experience Hosts. There the host will introduce themselves and go through some simple housekeeping items including some special rules to follow when in the Mint's gallery. | Royal Australian Mint

-= Virtual School Tour - All That Glitters =- Today we tour the room in which the Mint makes its uncirculated and proof coins, where all the glitters is quite often gold! Thank you for joining the Mint's Virutual School program. Let us know what you'd like to see next in the comments below. | Royal Australian Mint