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,
Master of the Mint Master of the Mint Master of the Mint was an important office in the governments of Scotland and England, and later Great Britain, between the 16th and 19th centuries. The Master was the highest officer in the Royal Mint. Until 1699, appointment was usually for life. Its holder occasionally sat in the cabinet. The office was abolished as an independent position in 1870, thereafter being held as a subsidiary office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. During the interregnum (1643-1660) the last Master of the Mint to King Charles, Sir Robert Harley, transferred his allegiance to Parliament and remained in