Royal Mint Swimming Club
Many employees at the Royal Mint are still involved in a range of sports and social clubs. One of the earliest of these, the Royal Mint Swimming Club, had its first committee meeting 120 years ago on 4 August 1897, when the Mint was still located at Tower Hill in London.
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Collection in Context
The objects in the Museum each represent a stage in the process of transforming a concept into a coin.
Medals
The Royal Mint Museum contains some 12,000 medals, dating mainly from the beginning of the 19th century.
The Mint and the First World War
The Royal Mint could not - and did not - escape the massive impact of the First World War.