Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2023 Royal Australian Mint No. 8) Determination 2023 (Cth)

Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2023 Royal Australian Mint No. 8) Determination 2023

I, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.

Dated   16 October       2023

Dr Andrew Leigh

Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

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 (2023 Royal Australian Mint No. 8) Determination 2023.

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Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 2023, Part 1, clause 2 (at the end of the table)

Add:

143	50¢	At least 99.9% silver	18.24 ± 0.50	31.65	3.20	S5	E2	O2	R115	13/10/2023
144	50¢	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.96	31.65	3.16	S5	E2	O2	R115	13/10/2023
145	$5	At least 99.99% gold	0.50 + 0.09	11.40	0.90	S1	E1	O2	R116	13/10/2023
146	$1	At least 99.9% silver	31.103 + 3.00	40.60	4.00	S1	E1	O9	R117	13/10/2023
147	$100	At least 99.99% gold	31.103 + 1.50	39.00	2.70	S1	E1	O9	R118	13/10/2023
148	$100	At least 99.99% gold	31.103 + 1.50	39.00	2.70	S1	E1	O9	R119	13/10/2023
149	$1	At least 99.9% silver	31.103 + 3.00	40.60	4.00	S1	E1	O9	R120	13/10/2023
150	$5	At least 99.9% silver	31.103 + 3.00	32.30	6.00	S1	E1	O9	R120	13/10/2023

2 Schedule 2023, Part 1, clause 3 (before item 100)

Insert:

28 Obverse O9 The same as for item 21, except omit paragraph (c) and substitute: (c) “2024”; and

3 Schedule 2023, Part 1, clause 3 (at the end of the table)

Add:

214	Reverse	R115	A design consisting of: (a) the 6 effigies of Queen Elizabeth II as depicted on Australian coins between 1953 and 2022; (b) a stylised representation of lily-of-the-valley flowers and golden wattle flowers, with foliage, surrounding the effigies; and (c) at the bottom of the coin, a circle enclosing a representation of St Edward’s Crown and the royal cypher of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; and (d) the following: (i) “HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II”; and (ii) “1952-2022”.
215	Reverse	R116	A design consisting of a representation of an emu brooding over a nest containing 5 eggs and the following: (a) “Xg .9999 Au” (where “X” is the nominal weight in grams of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals); and (b) “EW”.
216	Reverse	R117	A design consisting of: (a) in the foreground, a representation of a tiger snake in strike position; and (b) in the background, a representation of tall grass and a mountain range; and (c) the following: (i) “TIGER SNAKE”; and (ii) “Xoz .999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals); and (iii) “EW”.
217	Reverse	R118	The same as for item 216, except omit subparagraph (c)(ii) and substitute: (ii) “Xoz .9999 GOLD” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals); and
218	Reverse	R119	A design consisting of: (a) in the foreground, a representation of a koala on a branch; and (b) in the background, partially obscured by the koala, a stylised representation of eucalyptus leaves and branches; and (c) the following: (i) “KOALA”; and (ii) “Xoz .9999 Au” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals); and (iii) “BS”.
219	Reverse	R120	The same as for item 218, except omit subparagraph (c)(ii) and substitute: (ii) “Xoz .999 Ag” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals); and