Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2022 Royal Australian Mint No. 3) Determination 2022 (Cth)

Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2022 Royal Australian Mint No. 3) Determination 2022

I, Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing, make the following determination.

Dated               6 April 2022

Michael Sukkar

Assistant Treasurer
Minister for Housing
Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing

Contents

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Schedules................................................................................................................................. 1

Schedule 1—Amendments  2

Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019   2

1  Name

This instrument is the Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2022 Royal Australian Mint No. 3) Determination 2022.

2  Commencement

(1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1.  The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under the Currency Act 1965.

4  Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019

1  Schedule 2022, Part 1, clause 2 (at the end of the table)

Add:

80	20¢	Copper and nickel	11.30 ± 0.78	28.65	2.92	S1	E1	O1	R62	25/03/2022
81	20¢	Copper and nickel (with gold plating)	11.30 ± 0.78	28.65	2.92	S1	E1	O1	R62	25/03/2022
82	$1	Copper, aluminium and nickel	9.00 ± 0.66	25.20	3.46	S1	E3	O2	R63	25/03/2022
83	$1	Copper, aluminium and nickel	9.00 ± 0.66	25.20	3.46	S1	E3	O2	R64	25/03/2022
84	$5	At least 99.9% silver	31.103 + 3.00	40.50	8.30	S4	E2	O2	R65	25/03/2022
85	50¢	Copper and nickel	15.37 ± 1.00	31.81	3.00	S9	E2	O1	R66	25/03/2022
86	50¢	Copper and nickel	15.37 ± 1.00	31.81	3.00	S9	E2	O1	R67	25/03/2022
87	$1	At least 99.9% silver	31.103 + 3.00	40.60	4.00	S1	E1	O13	R68	25/03/2022
88	$100	At least 99.99% gold	31.103 + 1.50	39.00	2.70	S1	E1	O14	R69	25/03/2022
89	$100	At least 99.99% gold	31.103 + 1.50	39.00	2.70	S1	E1	O15	R70	25/03/2022
90	$1	At least 99.9% silver	31.103 + 3.00	40.60	4.00	S1	E1	O16	R71	25/03/2022

2  Schedule 2022, Part 1, clause 3 (after table item 8)

Insert:

9 Shape S9 Tetradecagonal

3  Schedule 2022, Part 1, clause 3 (after table item 31)

Insert:

32	Obverse	O13	A design consisting of: (a) a central circle enclosing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and (b) the following: (i) “ELIZABETH II”; and (ii) “AUSTRALIA”; and (iii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (iv) “JC”; and (c) surrounding that central circle, an ornamental border comprising of a stylised representation of the stages of growth, from bud to full bloom, of a waratah flower; and (d) the following: (i) “Xoz.999 Ag” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals).
33	Obverse	O14	The same as for item 32, except omit subparagraph (d)(i) and substitute: (i) “Xoz.9999 Au” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a while number or common fraction in Arabic numerals).
34	Obverse	O15	A design consisting of: (a) at the bottom of the coin, a circle enclosing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and (b) the following: (i) ELIZABETH II”; and (ii) “AUSTRALIA”; and (iii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (iv) “JC”; and (c) above the effigy, a representation of the male lion depicted on the Coat of Arms of New South Wales sitting on its haunches; and (d) in the background, 4 representations of 8-pointed stars (as depicted in the Coat of Arms of New South Wales), each partially obscured, and 8 stylised Tudor roses are positioned on and around the St George’s Cross (as depicted on the English flag); and (e) the following: (i) “X OUNCE.9999 Au” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals); and (ii) “NEWLY RISEN”; and (iii) “HOW BRIGHTLY”; and (iv) “YOU SHINE”.
35	Obverse	O16	The same as for item 34, except omit subparagraph (e)(i) and substitute: (i) “X OUNCE.999 Ag” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals); and

4  Schedule 2022, Part 1, clause 3 (at the end of the table)

Add:

161	Reverse	R62	A design consisting of: (a) a coloured stylised representation of Mothball, the wombat eating a carrot, in front of a clothesline, inspired by Bruce Whatley’s illustration from the children’s book Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French; and (b) the following: (i) “Diary of a Wombat”; and (ii) “20”; and (iii) “20th ANNIVERSARY”.
162	Reverse	R63	A design consisting of: (a) in the centre, a stylised representation of the Earth, including a map of Australia; and (b) positioned over the Earth, a diagonal stripe representing the path of a solar eclipse and a dot on the stripe indicating the location of Wallal, Western Australia; and (c) above the Earth, a representation of the sun; and (d) 2 separate patterns of skewed longitude and latitude lines with reducing radii moving from the rim of the coin inwards to the globe representing a gravity well that relates to Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity; and (e) immediately inside the rim of the coin, a circular border containing the following: (i) “WALLAL CENTENARY”; and (ii) “AUSTRALIA TESTS EINSTEIN’S THEORY”.
163	Reverse	R64	The same as for item 162, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope.
164	Reverse	R65	The same as for item 162, except omit subparagraph (ii) and substitute: (ii) “AUSTRALIA TESTS EINSTEIN’S THEORY”; and (iii) “Xoz .999 Ag” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals).
165	Reverse	R66	A design consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of 2 rabbits, one standing on its hindlegs and the other sitting on its haunches; and (b) amongst the rabbits are stylised dianthus chinensis flowers (also known as Chinese pinks) and grass; and (c)in the background, a stylised representation of mountains and the rising sun; and (d) the following: (i) the Chinese language character (兔) pronounced tù under the Pinyin system and meaning rabbit; and (ii) “50”; and (iii) “TD”.
166	Reverse	R67	The same as for item 165, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope.
167	Reverse	R68	A design consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of 3 flowers of the waratah (as known as Telopea) plant and a wreath of their stems; and (b) the following: (i) “ONE DOLLAR”; and (ii) “AS”.
168	Reverse	R69	The same as for item 167, except omit subparagraph (i) and substitute: (i) “100 DOLLARS”; and
169	Reverse	R70	A design consisting of: (a) in the centre of the coin, a stylised representation of a kangaroo as depicted on the Coat of Arms of New South Wales resting its right paw on a shield, with the inscription, “100 DOLLARS”; and (b) a stylised representation of 2 merino sheep; and (c) surrounding the kangaroo, shield and sheep, representations of ears of wheat and waratah flowers; and (d) towards the bottom of the coin, a stylised representation of a rising sun on the horizon with stylised wattle forming sunrays radiating out to the border; and (e) on an ornamental scroll, partially obscuring the representation of the sunrays, the inscription “NEW SOUTH WALES”; and (f) the following: (i) “AB”.
170	Reverse	R71	The same as for item 169, except omit paragraph (a) and substitute: (a) in the centre, a stylised representation of a kangaroo as depicted on the Coat of Arms of New South Wales resting its right paw on an ornamental shield, with the inscription, “ONE DOLLAR”; and