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
Each object in the Museum store marks a step in turning a concept into a finished coin design.
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.