Designing Currency
Adam Ball + Mike Jackson
6 November 2026
Day + Time | Friday | 10am
Location | Royal Australian Mint, Denison Street, Deakin
Entry | Free | Registration required
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2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Decimal Currency, designed by Australian industrial designer Stuart Devlin and minted in Canberra at the Royal Australian Mint. To mark this milestone, the Royal Australian Mint presents an in-conversation with coin designer Adam Ball and brand designer Mike Jackson.
Overlooking the coin production hall, Adam and Mike will unpack the craft and process behind designing a coin, from pencil sketch to finished pieces, exploring the tools and techniques that connect Devlin’s original methods with the technologies of today. The conversation will also consider how coins produced at the Royal Australian Mint bring together design and storytelling to share Australian stories with the community, as well as the collaborative nature of the production facility and the role of design in creating processes that are both safe and sustainable.
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Adam Ball is Lead Coin Designer at the Royal Australian Mint. Adam’s design work appears on the coins in your supermarket change every day. As a game designer, Adam has worked on the title Evil Aliens and has worked as a contributing writer for 3D Artist Magazine.
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Presented by Royal Australian Mint
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