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Step back in time and immerse yourself in the dazzling history of Western Australia’s gold rush. The Perth Mint Gold Tour offers an extraordinary guided journey through our grand heritage building, secure Vault, and the historic 1899 Melting House. ✨
An Unforgettable Journey Into WA’s Golden History
Your experience includes a guided walk through our world-class Exhibition, where history comes alive through an awe-inspiring mix of stories, interactive displays, and golden treasures. Discover why The Perth Mint remains a premier destination for visitors from around the globe.
Please note: The Perth Mint Gold Tour will be temporarily replaced with Discover The Perth Mint (a self-guided experience) while restoration works are underway. Book your tickets here: Discover The Perth Mint.
Spectacular Highlights of Your Tour
- Guided Heritage Talk: Listen to captivating tales of the historic gold rush, the influential figures who shaped Western Australia, and the legendary discoveries that changed the nation’s future.
- Record-Breaking Coin: Stand in awe before the Australian Kangaroo One Tonne Gold Coin. 🪙 As the largest and most valuable coin in the world, it has held the Guinness World Record since 2012.
- The World’s Largest Gold Bar: Get up close to a legendary 500kg gold bar and marvel at this incredible feat of minting history.
- The Gold Gallery: Explore an extraordinary collection of gold nuggets and specimens. View the famous Normandy Nugget—the second-largest gold nugget in existence, weighing an impressive 25.5 kilograms—alongside the priceless King Henry and Karratha Queen specimens.
- Live Gold Pour: Witness a thrilling live gold pour inside the original 19th-century melting house. Watch as pure gold is heated to molten temperatures and transformed into a gleaming solid gold bar right before your eyes. 🔨
- The Minting Gallery: Admire a fascinating collection of over 100 historic coins struck by The Perth Mint, from traditional sovereigns to modern bullion.
Interactive Experiences and Keepsakes
Engrave Your Own Medallion: Create a personalised keepsake by engraving a special message onto a gold-plated, 99.99% pure silver, or 99.99% pure gold medallion. Available from AUD 55, these custom treasures are ready in minutes.
The Perth Mint Shop: Browse a treasure trove of gold, silver, and platinum coins, natural gold nuggets, unique jewellery, and exclusive gifts. 💎 As an authorised stockist of Argyle Pink Diamonds™, Ellendale Yellow Diamonds, and Allure South Sea pearls, you are sure to find the perfect memento.
Important Tour Information
- Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your scheduled tour start time to allow ample time to check in and collect your tickets.
- Concession Tickets: Available for Australian concession card holders and students only. A valid concession or student card must be presented at the reception desk upon arrival.
- Child Tickets: Children under the age of 15 years must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the tour.
- Our friendly Reception team is here to help. We offer tourism brochures in several languages and comprehensive accessibility support as required.
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It is an informative tour with plenty of exhibits and a live gold pour.
Worth going to see.
Highlights included seeing an incredible amount of gold on display, viewing the biggest gold coin in the world, and watching the process of how a gold bar is made and cast. Even more exciting was the chance to experience first-hand handling and lifting a gold bar — feeling how heavy it truly is in your hand was a memorable experience.
The tour also offered opportunities to buy very nice collectible coins, trade gold, purchase gold coins or bullion, and even customize a gold coin — making the experience unique and interactive.
The tour guides were remarkable, outstanding, and knowledgeable, and they also added humor throughout the tour, which made everything more entertaining and lively. The security staff, on the other hand, were very serious — blank faces with no expressions at all. Honestly, it almost felt like they were auditioning for a “most serious guard” competition, which gave us a little laugh.
Overall, I really enjoyed the tour. It was a memorable experience that combined history, craftsmanship, humor, and the sheer wonder of gold in a way that few attractions can match.
The live molten gold pour was thrilling to watch, seeing the world’s largest minted coin in person was jaw-dropping, and the display of massive gold nuggets was equally incredible. Witnessing such rare natural treasures up close gives you a whole new appreciation for the scale and beauty of gold.
The guides were knowledgeable, engaging, and fun. From gold rush history to modern minting excellence, everything was presented brilliantly.
Fun part - weighing / measuring your worth in gold 😁
A must-visit in Perth — unique, iconic, and far more memorable than expected. Highly recommended.
Highlight for us ~ minting a personalized engraved coins to mark my boy’s birthday !
Suitable for all ages, interesting for everyone
I would come again in future and see how all these have evolved.
David, our tour guide was very knowledgeable and informative. He didn't rush the group and gave us enough time to take photos.
I would highly recommend this tour of anyone is visiting Perth
My only criticism of the venue is that it is somewhat lacking in facilities. There are two toilets at the gate, rather than in the building (with disabled facilities available elsewhere) and there is no café. This part of Perth seemingly has a dearth of cafés open on a Sunday, so the chance to buy a drink and sit somewhere would be a welcome addition.
All in all, the Perth Mint tour is a unique and informative way to pass an hour or two - just make sure you bring your own refreshments as needed.
We were especially pleased with the opportunity to strike our own coin. You can also have a custom coin made with your own design, or purchase gold and silver bars, coins, and jewelry. A real wow moment is the largest coin in the world, which they have on display.
I recommend booking the tour in advance, as it is very likely to be fully booked on the day you plan to visit.
The staff were also very friendly and helpful. I’ll definitely keep ordering my gold here! ✨
among the other highlights was the giant 1 tonne $,1000,000 gold coin, with a current value of $214,000 000, and the chance to lift a 2.4 kilo gold bar
if you're in Perth a tour of the mint truly is a must
I withdrew cash especially to purchase some gold but I was refused.
Extremely disappointing!
Very poor!
Love this place the Perth mint .
Entry ticket AUD25 per person .
Thank you Mr David explaining and show us the making real gold .
And service us 1/2 silver coin .













































