Melbourne Mint
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The Melbourne Mint was a historic branch of the British Royal Mint in Melbourne, Australia, that produced gold sovereigns and other coinage from the 19th century until its closure in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melbourne Mint canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former government building
ⓘ
mint ⓘ |
| architect |
J. J. Clark
ⓘ
John James Clark ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Italianate architecture
ⓘ
Renaissance Revival architecture ⓘ |
| closure | 1968 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1869 ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| coordinates | -37.8106 144.9633 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| endOfCoinProduction | 1968 ⓘ |
| endOfGoldSovereignProduction | 1931 ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of the United Kingdom
royal arms ⓘ |
| hasFacadeFeature |
Corinthian columns
ⓘ
classical portico ⓘ pediment ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administration building
ⓘ
coining factory ⓘ courtyard ⓘ gardens ⓘ gate lodge ⓘ perimeter wall ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | heritage-listed building ⓘ |
| heritageNumber | H0437 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Victorian Heritage Register ⓘ |
| inception | 1872 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melbourne
ⓘ
Central Business District of Melbourne ⓘ
surface form:
Melbourne central business district
Victoria ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Swanston Street ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bluestone
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Mint
ⓘ
surface form:
British Royal Mint
Royal Mint ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Victoria ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Mint branch network ⓘ |
| produced |
Australian coins
ⓘ
gold sovereigns ⓘ half-sovereigns ⓘ silver coinage ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| significantEvent | production of Australian sovereigns for the British Empire ⓘ |
| startOfGoldSovereignProduction | 1872 ⓘ |
| useAfterClosure |
commercial offices
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ government offices ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.