Royal Mint to the Royal Mint opening satellite branches of itself overseas. In Australia, the local Legislative Council petitioned the UK government to establish a branch of the Royal Mint in Sydney (Sydney Mint) after prospector Edward Hargraves discovered gold in Ophir, New South Wales in 1851. The petitioned gain royal assent in 1853 and plans were made by the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint in London to open the Royal Mint's first overseas branch within the colony. The Royal Mint's Superintendent of Coining travelled to Australia to oversee its establishment on Macquarie Street within the southern wing of Sydney Hospital
Royal Thai Mint Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on July 2, 2003. The Royal Thai Mint is responsible for the production of Thai coins, medals and Royal Thai orders and decorations. The coin distributor is responsible of the Bureau of Monetary Management. Royal Thai Mint The Bureau of Royal Thai Mint, (), is situated in Pathum Thani, Thailand. It is a sub-division of the Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance. The first mint was established in 1860, inside the Grand Palace, as ""โรงกระสาปน์สิทธิการ"". Because of limited space, the mint was moved to the new building in 1875 (where Wat Phra Kaew Museum is located today). Then