Under subsections 13 (2) and 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer has made a determination regarding the specification of coins proposed to be issued by the Royal Australian Mint
Subsections 13(2) and 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965 require that the determination provide details of coin characteristics including standard composition, standard weight, allowable variation from standard weight, design and dimensions.
Subsections 13(6) and 13A (4) of the Currency Act 1965 provide that a determination made by the Treasurer is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of Section 42 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
The determination commences on the day after it is registered.
The Currency Determination (Royal Australian Mint) 2006 (3) include the following coins:
Denomination | Brief Design | Standard Composition |
$5
$5
$5
| 2007 Masterpieces in Silver (Four Coin Set)
Item 1: Grace Cossington Smith: Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II , AUSTRALIA 2007.
Reverse design: A representation of part of the painting “Curve of the Bridge” by Grace Cossington Smith and the inscriptions “CURVE OF THE BRIDGE”, “5 DOLLARS” and “GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH 1892 - 1984
Item 2: William Dobell: Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II , AUSTRALIA 2007.
Reverse design: A representation of the painting “Margaret Olley” by William Dobell and the inscriptions “WILLIAM DOBELL 1899 – 1970” and “MARGARET OLLEY” and “5 DOLLARS”.
Item 3: Margaret Preston: Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II , AUSTRALIA 2007.
Reverse design: A representation of part of the painting “Implement Blue” by Margaret Preston and the inscriptions “MARGARET PRESTON”, “1875 – 1963”, “IMPLEMENT BLUE” and “5 DOLLARS”.
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Silver (99.9%)
Silver (99.9%)
Silver (99.9%)
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Denomination | Brief Design | Standard Composition |
$5
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Item 4: Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri: Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II , AUSTRALIA 2007 AND “5 DOLLARS”.
Reverse design: A pad printed representation of part of the painting “Yuelamu Honey Ant Dreaming” by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and the inscriptions “c 1934 – CLIFFORD POSSUM TJAPALTJARRI - 2002” and “YUELAMU HONEY ANT DREAMING” .
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Silver (99.9%)
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$1
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Item 5: 2007 Six Coin Baby Uncirculated Year Set – “The Magic Pudding”
Common Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2007.
Reverse design for $1 denomination: A portrait of Norman Lindsay and a representation of the following characters from the book “The Magic Pudding”:
and the inscriptions “NORMAN LINDSAY”, “ ONE DOLLAR” and “The Magic Pudding”.
Reverse designs for the other five denominations to be the standard circulating designs as listed below:
$2- Aboriginal elder |
Copper, Aluminium and nickel |
Denomination | Brief Design | Standard Composition |
$1
20 cent
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2007 Fine Silver Year Set
Common Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2007.
Item 7: Reverse design for $1 denomination: A group of surf lifesavers carrying a person out of water , against a stylised background; and the inscriptions: “ Year of the SURF LIFESAVER” and “1 DOLLAR”.
Item 9: Reverse design for 20c: A female surf lifesaver handling a rescue rope, against a stylised background and the inscriptions: “Year of the SURF LIFESAVER” and “20”.
Reverse designs for the other five denominations to be the standard circulating designs as listed below:
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Silver (99.9%)
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$1
20 cent
| 2007 Gold Year Set
Common Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2007.
Item 6: Reverse design for $1 denomination: A group of surf lifesavers carrying a person out of the water , against a stylised background; and the inscriptions: “ Year of the SURF LIFESAVER” and “1 DOLLAR”.
Item 8: Reverse design for 20c: A female surf lifesaver handling a rescue rope, against a stylised background and the inscriptions: “Year of the SURF LIFESAVER” and “20”.
Reverse designs for the other five denomination to be the standard circulating designs as listed below:
$2- Aboriginal elder |
Gold (99.9%)
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$5
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Item 10: 2007 $5 Silver Proof Coin- Sydney Harbour Bridge
Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2007.
Reverse design: A representation of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as seen from land and the inscriptions: “SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE” and “1932 – 2007” and “5 DOLLARS”. |
Silver (99.9%) |
Denomination | Brief Design | Standard Composition |
$1
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Item 11: 2007 $1 Silver Proof – 75th Anniversary of Sydney Harbour Bridge
Common Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2007.
Reverse design – Representation of the joining of the north and south sections of the Sydney Harbour Bridge including three workmen at the location of the join and the inscriptions “1932 – 2007”, “1 DOLLARS” and “SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE”.
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Silver (99.9%)
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$1 | Item 12: 2007 $1 Mint Mark – 75th Anniversary of Sydney Harbour Bridge
Common Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2007.
Reverse design – Representation of the joining of the north and south sections of the Sydney Harbour Bridge including three workmen at the location of the join and the inscriptions “1932 – 2007”, “1 DOLLAR” and “SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE” and one of the following letters: “A”, “B”, “C”, “M”, “S”, “H”or “P”
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Copper, aluminium and nickel |
Denomination | Brief Design | Standard Composition |
$1
$5
$10
| 2007 - 1882 – 2007 ASHES
Item 13: Common Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2007.
Reverse design – Representation of The ASHES Trophy with a lion and kangaroo at either side and 2 crossed cricket bats beneath the trophy and an outer border of bars interrupted by the inscription “1 DOLLAR “ and “1882 – 2007 ASHES”.”.
Item 14: Common Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2007 and “5 DOLLARS”.
Reverse design – Representation of The ASHES Trophy with a lion and kangaroo at either side and 2 crossed cricket bats beneath the trophy and an outer border of bars interrupted by the inscription “1882 – 2007 ASHES”.
Item 15: Common Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2007 and “10 DOLLARS”.
Reverse design – Representation of The ASHES Trophy with a lion and kangaroo at either side and 2 crossed cricket bats beneath the trophy and an outer border of bars interrupted by the inscription “1882 – 2007 ASHES”.
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Copper, aluminium and nickel
Fine Silver (99.9%)
Gold (99.9%) |
Public consultation
The coins covered in the determination are part of the mint’s annual collector coin program and stakeholder consultation was undertaken to ensure appropriate themes and designs were chosen for this program. However, no public consultation was undertaken in respect of the actual specifications of these coins as they do not have a direct, or a substantially indirect, effect on business, nor do they restrict competition.