Museums · South Wales
Royal Mint Museum
In or near Treforest.
Royal Mint Museum — numismatics museum located in Llantrisant, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Pontyclun · 3.4 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Royal Mint Museum, the nearest railway station is Pontyclun, located 3.4 km away. Entry to the museum is paid, and it is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is CF72 8YT.
About
Royal Mint Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2009. Part of Royal Mint. Address: CF72 8YT. Wikidata describes it as: "numismatics museum located in Llantrisant, Wales, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.5541°, -3.3876°.
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Summary from the official site
The Royal Mint Museum houses a vast collection of over 80,000 coins and approximately 12,000 medals, showcasing the history of coinage from ancient times to the present. Visitors can explore the significance of coin denominations and their connections to society and economics.
Read more on the official property page.
From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Mint Museum is a numismatics museum located in Llantrisant, Wales, which houses coins, medals, artwork and minting equipment previous owned by the Royal Mint. Although the museum is located on the same site as the Royal Mint, the mint and the museum are separate companies. In partnership with the mint, a new £9 million visitor centre was built to allow members of the public to view part of the museum's collection.
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Background
History
Following the privatisation of the Royal Mint in 2009, whereby it became a limited company, much of the mint's numismatic collection was separated into a separate entity now called the Royal Mint Museum. In November 2010 the museum gained charitable status.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5541, -3.3876
- District
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Parish
- Llantrisant
- Postcode
- CF72 8YT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pontypridd
- Established
- 2009
- Nearest railway station
- Pontyclun — 3.4 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 09:15-16:15
- Official site
- www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q30589073 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Mint Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Mint Museum?
- Royal Mint Museum is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF72 8YT), in the parish of Llantrisant.
- What is Royal Mint Museum?
- Royal Mint Museum — numismatics museum located in Llantrisant, Wales, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Royal Mint Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Pontyclun, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode CF72 8YT.
- When was Royal Mint Museum built?
- Built or established in 2009.
- Who owns Royal Mint Museum?
- Royal Mint Museum is owned by | publictransit =.
- How do I get to Royal Mint Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Pontyclun, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF72 8YT.