The Royal Mint has announced that it will begin manufacturing medical visors for the NHS after developing a successful prototype to help protect frontline care workers. The first batch of visors are already in use at The Royal Glamorgan Hospital in South Wales. The Royal Mint, usually known for making coins, bullion and gifts, has a state of the art manufacturing facility in Llantrisant. Engineers at the site were keen to support NHS workers, and began searching for medical equipment…

Christmas is a time for giving, so it’s not surprising that the connection between coins and Christmas has a very long history. Stir-up Sunday, this year on Sunday 20 November, is a lovely Christmas tradition that includes the whole family. The Royal Mint’s silver sixpence plays a very important part in this custom – it’s the day when Christmas puddings should be made in order to give them enough time to mature before Christmas, when every family member can take…

For those looking for a family day out over the summer holidays, The Royal Mint Experience is the perfect choice – allowing visitors to discover the unexpected wonder of coins and find out how they make their way into pockets and purses around the world! Located in Llantrisant, near Cardiff, The Royal Mint Experience will give visitors first-hand knowledge of the manufacturing journey of a coin, while a series of static and interactive exhibitions will bring the 1,000-year-old organisation’s rich heritage…

The Royal Mint is looking for young designers across South Wales to enter a competition to design both sides of a very special medal – lucky winners will have their design struck in bronze for presentation to Her Majesty The Queen to wish her a very happy 90th birthday.   The Royal Mint Museum’s Education Manager, Lucy-Ann Pickering said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for the primary schoolchildren of South Wales to show off their talent for design. We are…