Olympic Medals - Royal Mint - Llantrisant, Wales.
N 51° 33.254 W 003° 23.327
30U E 473045 N 5711532
A full set of Gold, Silver & Bronze Olympic Medals are on permanent display in the Royal Mint Museum. All the 4,500 Medals for the London 2012 Olympic Games, were made at this Mint in Llantrisant, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMWG7Q
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/01/2017
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The Royal Mint Museum holds probably the finest collections of coins, medals, artwork and minting equipment in the world.
"The Royal mint in Llantrisant Wales, mints all the coins for the UK, and many other countries. The Royal Mint began to move its operations from Tower Hill, London to Llantrisant, South Wales in 1968 and has operated on a single site in Llantrisant since 1980.
The Royal Mint Museum has one of the finest collections of coins, medals, artwork and minting equipment in the world. A living and working collection, it reflects the changing practical needs of the Royal Mint and is widely respected for the knowledge of its staff and the quality of its research.
The Royal Mint site occupies 38 acres and employs 765 people. Responsibility for the security of the site falls to the Ministry of Defence Police, who provide an armed contingent."
The Royal mint at Llantrisant known as the world's leading exporting Mint."
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Adress of the Building:
Llantrisant, Pontyclun, South Wales. CF72 8YT
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