The Royal Mint

The Royal Mint is the mint of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 886 and was based in London for almost 1100 years. Since 1980 it has been located in Llantrisant in the south of Wales. The Royal Mint has been a legally independent company since 2009, wholly owned by HM Treasury, with whom it has an exclusive contract to produce British coins. It also produces coins for numerous other countries. It also produces various other coins, such as the medals for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.