Because the first British settlement in Australia was a penal colony, there wasn’t much need for coins or currency. As The Perth Mint noted in a blog, authorities envisioned a “self-sufficient ...

A collection of rare Australian and international coins and banknotes worth $2.5 million is heading for auction next week.

Cash use is in decline but a staunch advocate hit a wall when trying to work out how much it costs to produce coins.

The familiar weight of coins and the crinkle of notes, once a constant in daily life, are fading into memory. A silent ...

The Royal Australian Mint has once again captured the imagination of numismatists and poetry enthusiasts alike with the release of a new series of 50 cent coins. But these are not your everyday coins; ...

The Australian dollar sell-off suggests that while we may be slowly digging our way out of the cost-of-living crisis, global economic storm clouds are gathering.

A 'Holey Dollar', created in 1813 and which dates back to Australia's early European settlement, was recently returned to Poland. The coin, now valued at around $525,000, was allegedly stolen from ...