(Used to be) Springwood Colquhouns: The Royal Australian Mint - Ishbel and Heidi's Girly Trip to Canberra

Thursday, January 17, 2008

The Royal Australian Mint - Ishbel and Heidi's Girly Trip to Canberra

Tuesday 15th January 2008 - Didn't have a great night last night. I was awake at 1:10am, 2:20am, 3:30am . . .
Despite that we were up and on our travels by 8:45am, first stop the Royal Australian Mint http://www.ramint.gov.au/about_ram/default.cfm .
Unfortunately for us, the Mint is undergoing a renovation that won't be completed until late 2008 so we weren't able to see the coin production at all. We'll just have to come back this time next year.
We did, however, get to mint our own $1 coin - and it only cost $2.60!!
We had to go down to the shop to get change; you'd think we were asking the lady to swap a doggy poo for 10c rather than 2 x 5c.
Ishbel was very pleased with her newly minted coin.

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