Competition winner Vicky Moriarty with her 125th Anniversary 2024 1oz Silver Proof Coin
Your story is our story
The Perth Mint celebrated its 125th anniversary in June , and to commemorate this milestone we called on people to share their Perth Mint stories for a chance to win one of our special 125th Anniversary 2024 1oz Silver Proof Coins .
Hundreds of people have shared their stories so far , and last month we were delighted to present Vicky Moriarty with our anniversary coin for the beautiful story she shared about her grandfather . Here ’ s her story , plus a selection of other special stories .
VICKY MORIARTY
" My grandfather turned 100 in 2018 . He was a superintendent at the Royal Mint in the UK for over 30 years , working as an engineer on the coin designs , machinery and quality of the coins produced . Having travelled all over the world to provide advice to other Mints on machinery , his first opportunity to visit The Perth Mint was well into his retirement at the age of 92 .
When I was returning to the UK for his 100th birthday in 2018 I thought , ' What better way to honour his career and remind him of his trip to Australia than with a memento from The Perth Mint ?'