Llantrisant Mint Experience and the Royal Mint Museum which runs events and exhibitions around topics of interest. Llantrisant is typical of most locations in the south Wales region, being home to typical upland habitat birds and mammals of the British Isles. The town also contains Llantrisant Common and Pastures, a 113 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest, which is home to several rare plants. Llantrisant is served by Pontyclun railway station three miles away, which was formerly known as "Llantrisant railway station". Trains run by Transport for Wales call at the station. The town is the home of the Royal Mint,
Mint of Finland the euro coins of Estonia, Greece, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Cyprus and Ireland as well as the coins of the Swedish crown since 2008, which ended the more than thousand-year-old minting tradition in Sweden. Mint of Finland The Mint of Finland (, ) is the national mint of Finland. It was established by the Alexander II of Russia in 1860 as the markka became the official currency of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The mint was first located in the Katajanokka district of Helsinki and in 1988 the new production facility was opened in Vantaa. Mint of Finland has been a public