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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 6) 2018

I, Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, make the following determination.

Dated   4 October         2018

The Hon Zed Seselja

Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance

Contents

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

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

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

4............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1

5............ Specification of denominations and standard compositions........................................... 1

6............ Standard weight, design and dimensions of coins......................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimensions of coins of specified denominations  3

Part 1—Specifications of coins  3

1............ Specifications................................................................................................................ 3

Part 2—Explanation of symbols  7

2............ Symbols used in Part 1.................................................................................................. 7

1  Name

This is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 6) 2018.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.

4  Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Currency Act 1965.

5Specification of denominations and standard compositions

(1) This section is made for the purposes of paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.

(2)  The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this instrument commences, as if:

(a)  there were included in the Schedule to the Act the references to denominations of money specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument; and

(b)  there were specified in the Schedule to the Act opposite to each such denomination, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition specified for the denomination in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument.

(3) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for the purposes of paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.

6  Standard weight, design and dimensions of coins

(1) This section is made for the purposes of subsection 13A(1) of the Act.

(2)  On and after the day on which this instrument commences, each item of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument specifies the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of the coin whose denomination and standard composition are specified in that item.

(3)  A reference in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the maximum diameter or other dimension of a coin that is circular concave is a reference to the shortest diameter of the coin.

(4)  Each item of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this instrument explains a symbol used to describe the design of coins specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.

(5) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for the purposes of subsection 13A(1) of the Act.

Schedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimensions of coins of specified denominations

Note:       See sections 5 and 6.

Part 1—Specifications of coins

1  Specifications

Each item of the following table specifies the standard composition, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of a coin whose denomination and standard composition are specified in that item.

Specifications of coins
Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Maximum diameter or other dimension (mm) Maximum thickness (mm) Shape Edge Obverse Reverse
1 $2 Copper, aluminium and nickel 6.60 ± 0.60 20.62 3.70 S1 E1 O1 R1
2 $2 Copper, aluminium and nickel 6.60 ± 0.60 20.62 3.70 S1 E1 O1 R2
3 $2 Copper, aluminium and nickel 6.60 ± 0.60 20.62 3.70 S1 E1 O1 R3
4 $2 Copper, aluminium and nickel 6.60 ± 0.60 20.62 3.70 S1 E1 O1 R4
5 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.12 3.46 S1 E1 O2 R5
6 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.12 3.46 S1 E1 O2 R6
7 1c Bronze 2.60 ± 0.50 17.80 1.90 S1 E2 O1 R7
8 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.12 3.46 S1 E1 O1 R8
9 $1 At least 99.9% silver 1000 + 9.5 100.90 14.50 S1 E3 O1 R9
10 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.103 + 3.00 40.60 4.00 S1 E3 O1 R10
11 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.10 + 0.20 34.20 3.10 S1 E3 O3 R11
12 $50 At least 99.99% gold 15.55 + 0.20 30.20 2.20 S1 E3 O3 R12
13 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.77 + 0.20 21.90 2.10 S1 E3 O3 R13
14 $15 At least 99.99% gold 3.11 + 0.10 17.75 1.70 S1 E3 O3 R14
15 $5 At least 99.99% gold 1.56 + 0.10 14.40 1.25 S1 E3 O3 R15
16 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.10 + 0.20 34.20 3.10 S1 E3 O4 R16
17 $50 At least 99.99% gold 15.55 + 0.20 30.20 2.20 S1 E3 O4 R17
18 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.77 + 0.20 21.90 2.20 S1 E3 O4 R18
19 $15 At least 99.99% gold 3.11 + 0.10 17.75 1.70 S1 E3 O4 R19
20 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.103 + 3.00 40.60 4.00 S1 E3 O5 R20
21 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.103 + 3.00 40.60 4.00 S1 E3 O1 R21
22 5c Copper and nickel 2.83 ± 0.13 19.53 1.55 S1 E3 O2 R22
23 10c Copper and nickel 5.65 ± 0.20 23.72 1.98 S1 E3 O2 R23
24 20c Copper and nickel 11.30 ± 0.33 28.65 2.52 S1 E3 O2 R24
25 50c Copper and nickel 15.55 ± 0.40 31.65 2.80 S2 E2 O2 R25
26 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.28 25.12 2.80 S1 E1 O2 R26
27 $2 Copper, aluminium and nickel 6.60 ± 0.26 20.62 3.00 S1 E1 O2 R27
28 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.103 + 0.50 38.75 4.80 S3 E2 O6 R28
29 $5 At least 99.9% silver with partial nickel plating 31.103 + 3.00 40.50 8.30 S3 E2 O7 R29

Part 2—Explanation of symbols

  1. Symbols used in Part 1

Each item of the following table contains an explanation of a symbol used in Part 1 of this Schedule to describe the shape, edge design, obverse design and reverse design of a coin.

Explanation of symbols used in Part 1
Item Design feature Symbol Explanation
1 Shape S1 Circular
2 Shape S2 Dodecagonal
3 Shape S3 Circular concave
4 Edge E1 Interrupted milling
5 Edge E2 Plain
6 Edge E3 Continuously milled
7 Obverse O1

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’;

(b) ‘AUSTRALIA’;

(c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year;

(d) ‘IRB’.
8 Obverse O2

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a) ‘ELIZABETH II .’;

(b) ‘AUSTRALIA’;

(c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year;

(d) ‘JC’.
9 Obverse O3

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a)   ‘. ELIZABETH II .’;

(b)   ‘AUSTRALIA .’;

(c)   Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by ‘DOLLARS’;

(d)   ‘IRB’;

all enclosed by an ornamental border, including representations of phases of the moon and a stylised representation of a monkey, a rooster, a dog, a pig, a rat, an ox, a tiger, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a horse and a goat. 

10 Obverse O4

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a) ‘. ELIZABETH II .’;

(b) ‘AUSTRALIA .’;

(c) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by ‘DOLLARS’;

(d) ‘IRB’;

all enclosed by eucalyptus leaves, flowers and gumnuts.
11 Obverse O5

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’;

(b) ‘AUSTRALIA’;

(c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year;

(d) ‘. 1 DOLLAR .’;

(e) ‘IRB’.
12 Obverse O6

A design consisting of:

(a)  at the bottom of the face of the coin, a circle enclosing the following:

        (i)     an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II;

       (ii)     ‘IRB’;

      (iii)     ‘ELIZABETH II’;

     (iv)     ‘AUSTRALIA 2019’; and

(b)  in the background and enclosed by a circle, a partially obscured representation of a transcript; and

(c)   a representation of the moon; and

(d)  a representation of the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station positioned on a stylised representation of a part of the Earth; and

(e)   the following:

(i)    ‘ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS’;

(ii)   ‘AWB’.
13 Obverse O7

A design consisting of:

(a) at the bottom of the face of the coin, a circle enclosing the following:

        (i)     an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II;

       (ii)     ‘IRB’;

      (iii)     ‘ELIZABETH II’;

     (iv)     ‘AUSTRALIA 2019’; and

(a)  in the background and enclosed by a circle, a partially obscured representation of a transcript; and

(b)  a representation of the moon; and

(c)   a representation of the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station positioned on a stylised representation of a part of the planet Earth; and

(d)  the following:

        (i)     ‘FIVE DOLLARS’;

       (ii)     ‘AWB’.
14 Reverse R1

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing a stylised representation of the Mr. Squiggle character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends; and

(b) surrounding that central circle, the following:

        (i)     a series of yellow, teal and red coloured stripes arranged in a repetitive circular pattern;

       (ii)     3 concentric circles; and

(c) on the left, a stylised representation of a rocket in flight, a cloud, 3 stars and a crescent moon; and

(d) on the right, a stylised representation of a rocket in flight, a cloud, a circle, 2 stars and a crescent moon; and

(e) a stylised representation of a shooting star; and

(f) the following:

        (i)     ‘TWO DOLLARS’;

       (ii)     ‘Mr SQUIGGLE’.
15 Reverse R2

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing a stylised representation of the Blackboard character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends; and

(b) surrounding that central circle, the following:

        (i)     a series of blue, black and white coloured stripes arranged in a repetitive circular pattern;

       (ii)     3 concentric circles; and

(c) on the left, 6 squiggles; and

(d) on the right, 5 squiggles; and

(e) the following:

        (i)     ‘TWO DOLLARS’;

       (ii)     ‘BLACKBOARD’;

      (iii)     ‘Mr SQUIGGLE’.
16 Reverse R3

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing a stylised representation of Gus, the snail character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends, wherein Gus is positioned over a cloud; and

(b) surrounding that central circle, the following:

        (i)     a series of pink, orange and teal coloured stripes arranged in a repetitive circular pattern;

       (ii)     3 concentric circles; and

(c) on the left, 3 stylised representations of a flower; and

(d) on the right, 3 stylised representations of a flower; and

(e) the following:

        (i)     ‘TWO DOLLARS’;

       (ii)     ‘GUS’;

      (iii)     ‘Mr SQUIGGLE’.
17 Reverse R4

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing a stylised representation of the Bill Steamshovel character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends, wherein Bill Steamshovel is positioned over a cloud; and

(b) surrounding that central circle, the following:

        (i)     a series of yellow, orange and green coloured stripes arranged in a repetitive circular pattern;

       (ii)     3 concentric circles; and

(c) stylised representations of steam, including 4 stylised representations of steam rising; and

(d) the following:

        (i)     ‘TWO DOLLARS’;

       (ii)     ‘BILL’;

      (iii)     ‘Mr SQUIGGLE’.
18 Reverse R5

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of the Mr. Squiggle character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends, wherein Mr Squiggle is riding on a rocket;

(b) emanating from that rocket, a stylised representation the following:

        (i)     smoke;

       (ii)     gas streams;

      (iii)     a cow;

     (iv)     a mouse holding a flower;

       (v)     2 stars and a star with a smiling face;

     (vi)     an octopus with a hat, holding 2 balloons;

     (vii)     a crab holding an ice-cream cone;

    (viii)     2 snails;

     (ix)     the head of a dog with a bone;

       (x)     the head of a koala with leaves;

     (xi)     an ice-cream cove;

     (xii)     a fish

    (xiii)     a rooster;

    (xiv)     a cat;

    (xv)     a bird;

    (xvi)     an elephant with a bandage and hat; and

(c) on the right, a stylised representation of a crescent moon, 6 stars, dots and irregular shapes; and

(d) the following:

        (i)     ‘1 DOLLAR’;

       (ii)     ‘60 YEARS OF Mr SQUIGGLE’.
19 Reverse R6

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of the following characters from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends:

        (i)     Rocket in flight;

       (ii)     Gus the snail;

      (iii)     Mr. Squiggle holding 4 balloons in left hand and 2 balloons tied to his right leg;  

     (iv)     Blackboard with 4 balloons tied to his left leg;

       (v)     Bill Steamshovel; and

(c) a stylised representation of a crescent moon, wherein the moon is smiling; and

(d) in the background, a semicircular shape; and

(d) the following:

        (i)     ‘1 DOLLAR’;

       (ii)     ‘60 YEARS OF Mr SQUIGGLE’.
20 Reverse R7

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of a crescent moon, wherein the moon is smiling; and

(b) representations of streams of gas emanating from 2 stars; and

(c) a stylised representation of a stream of fire and gas emanating from a rocket in flight; and

(d) a series of stars, circles and irregular shapes; and

(e) ‘1’.
21 Reverse R8

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and

(b) ‘1 DOLLAR’;

(c) a representation of the head of a panda enclosed by a square.
22 Reverse R9

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and

(b) the following:

        (i)     ‘1 DOLLAR’;

       (ii)     ‘35’.
23 Reverse R10

A design consisting of:

(a)  a representation of a grassy landscape; and

(b)  positioned in that landscape a representation of a kangaroo facing right and a kangaroo with a joey in its pouch; and

(c)  on the left, a representation of a tree shedding leaves; and

(d)  on the right, a representation of a tree with flowers; and

(e)  the following:

        (i)     ‘ONE DOLLAR’;

       (ii)     ‘1oz .999 Ag’;

      (iii)     ‘F15’ enclosed by a square;

     (iv)     ‘SMS’.

24 Reverse R11

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a pig splashing mud; and

(b) in the background, a representation of a fence; and

(c) the Chinese character pronounced ‘zhū’ under the Pinyin system and meaning pig; and

(d) the following:

        (i)     ‘2019’;

       (ii)     a stylised representation of the designer’s initials ‘AB’;

      (iii)     ‘1oz .9999 Au’.
25 Reverse R12

As for item 24, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/2oz .9999 Au’.
26 Reverse R13

As for item 24, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/4oz .9999 Au’.
27 Reverse R14

As for item 24, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/10oz .9999 Au’.
28 Reverse R15

As for item 24, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/20oz .9999 Au’.
29 Reverse R16

A design consisting of:

(a)  in the background, representations of eucalyptus leaves, a eucalyptus flower and gumnuts; and

(b)  in the foreground, a representation of a kangaroo facing left; and

(c)   a representation of the Star of Federation; and

(d)  the following:

        (i)     ‘AUSTRALIA’;

       (ii)     ‘2019’;

      (iii)     ‘1oz .9999 Au’;

all enclosed by an ornamental border incorporating dots and lines.
30 Reverse R17

As for item 29, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/2oz .9999 Au’.
31 Reverse R18

As for item 29, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/4oz .9999 Au’.
32 Reverse R19

As for item 29, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/10oz .9999 Au’.
33 Reverse R20

A design consisting of:

(a)  a circular border enclosing a representation of a sunrise above a body of water; and

(b)  in the foreground, a representation of a bottlenose dolphin; and

(c)   the following:

        (i)     ‘BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN’;

       (ii)     ‘1 oz .999’;

      (iii)     ‘FINE SILVER’.
34 Reverse R21

A design consisting of:

(a)  in the centre, a representation of a pig and 2 piglets positioned in a grassy field; and

(b)  in the background a representation of a fence, a windmill and a farmhouse; and

(c)  a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘zhū’ under the Pinyin system and meaning pig; and

(d)  an ornamental border; and

(e)  the following

        (i)     ‘2019 LUNAR YEAR OF THE PIG’;

       (ii)     ‘ONE DOLLAR’;

      (iii)     ‘1oz .999 Ag’.
35 Reverse R22

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of an echidna; and

(b) the following:

        (i)     ‘5’;

       (ii)     ‘SD’.

36 Reverse R23

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a lyrebird; and

(b) the following:

        (i)     ‘10’;

       (ii)     ‘SD’.
37 Reverse R24

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a platypus in water; and

(b) the following:

        (i)     ‘20’;

       (ii)     ‘SD’.
38 Reverse R25

A design consisting of:

(a)  a representation of the arms of the Commonwealth; and

(b)  the following:

        (i)     ‘50’;

       (ii)     ‘SD’.
39 Reverse R26

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and

(b) ‘1 DOLLAR’.
40 Reverse R27

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of the head and shoulders of a traditional Aboriginal Australian; and

(b) a representation of the Southern Cross constellation; and

(c)   a representation of Australian flora; and

(d)  ‘2 DOLLARS’.
41 Reverse R28

A design consisting of:

(a)  a lunar landscape including a stylised representation of the surface of the moon, an astronaut, footprints and the Apollo 11 lunar capsule; and

(b)  a curved stripe emanating from that capsule; and

(c)   a representation of the Earth positioned over a curved stripe; and

(d)  the following:

        (i)     the words ‘50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LUNAR LANDING’ superimposed on a curved stripe;

       (ii)     ‘AWB’;

      (iii)     ‘1 oz .9999 Au’.
42 Reverse R29

A design consisting of:

(a)  a lunar landscape including a stylised representation of the surface of the moon, an astronaut, footprints and the Apollo 11 lunar capsule; and

(b)  a curved stripe emanating from that capsule; and

(c)   a coloured representation of the Earth positioned over a curved stripe; and

(d)  the following:

        (i)     the words ‘50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LUNAR LANDING’ superimposed on a curved stripe;

       (ii)     ‘AWB’;

      (iii)     ‘1 oz .999 Ag’.
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