Abstract: A coin box and vault includes a housing defining a chamber for receiving a lockable coin box. The coin box includes inner and outer relatively rotatable cylindrical housings having coin receiving openings in the sides thereof with a locking assembly for locking the housing in a position of non-alignment of the opening, a latching bracket and unlocking device is provided in the chamber for cooperatively engaging the locking assembly for unlocking the box for preventing relative rotation of the inner housing with respect to the outer housing and simultaneously locking the box assembly within the chamber.