What is today the British Royal Mint was founded in 886. It began striking coins for a foreign entity when in 1325 it produced coins for King Edward II for use in Bordeaux. At one time the BRM had branch mint facilities in Bombay (India), Melbourne (Australia), Ottawa (Canada), Perth (Australia), Pretoria (South Africa), and Sydney (Australia).
All the branch mints are now gone. Some are operated by the country in which they are situated. Others simply
