Royal Mint Museum

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.

Opening hours: 9:15 AM–4:15 PM
Type: Tourist attraction
Description: numismatics museum located in Llantrisant, Wales, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Amgueddfa Bathdy Brenhinol”, “The Royal Mint Experience”, and “The Royal Mint Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Royal Mint and Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

Royal Mint

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Royal Mint Limited is the United Kingdom's official maker of British coins. It is currently located in Llantrisant, Wales, where it moved in 1968. The Royal Mint is a limited company that is wholly owned by His Majesty's Treasury and is under an exclusive contract to supply the nation's coinage. Royal Mint is situated 500 feet northwest of Royal Mint Museum.

Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Chris Hodcroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, is a District General Hospital in Ynysmaerdy, Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, and is part of the NHS Wales public healthcare system. Royal Glamorgan Hospital is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Royal Mint Museum.

Llantrisant Castle

Castle

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llantrisant Castle is a ruined castle in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Glamorgan, Wales. The ruins are on a good elevation, commanding extensive views of the surrounding country. Llantrisant Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Royal Mint Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ynysmaerdy and Talbot Green.

Ynysmaerdy

Suburb

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ynysmaerdy is a village near Talbot Green and Llantrisant in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Even though there is no direct access to the village of Llanharan, due to older parish boundaries it falls under the community of Llanharan.

Talbot Green

Village

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Talbot Green is a town just north of the M4 motorway, in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales in the United Kingdom. The town is part of Llantrisant Community Council.

Beddau

Village

Photo: Graham Masters, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beddau is a large former mining village situated within the South Wales Valleys around 1.5 miles from Llantrisant and 4 miles from the larger town of Pontypridd in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.

Royal Mint Museum

Categories: museum, independent museum, charitable organization, building, tourism, and industrial building
Location: Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.55423° or 51° 33′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.38679° or 3° 23′ 12″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C3RHJ37+M7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 175891133

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q30589073

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Royal Mint Museum” goes by many names.

Basque: “Royal Mint Museum”
Catalan: “Royal Mint Museum”
French: “Royal Mint Museum”
Galician: “Museo da Royal Mint”
Irish: “Royal Mint Museum”
Scottish Gaelic: “Royal Mint Museum”
Swedish: “Royal Mint Museum”
Welsh: “Amgueddfa’r Bathdy Brenhinol”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Llantrisant Primary.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Royal Mint Experience and Royal Mint.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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