Under subsection 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.
Subsection 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.
This determination is legislative instrument for section 42 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
The determination commences on the day after it is registered.
Denomination | Brief Design | Standard Composition |
$5
$5
$5
| 2007 $5 Silver Proof - State and Territory Government series (Item 1) South Australia: Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II , AUSTRALIA 2007
Reverse design: A series of Australian maps showing the development of state boundaries over time; and an outline map of South Australia enclosing repetitions of the word “ SOUTH AUSTRALIA”; and the inscriptions: “ 150 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT” and “ 5 DOLLARS”.
2008 $5 Silver Proof - State and Territory Government series (Item 2) Northern Territory: Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II , AUSTRALIA 2008
Reverse design: A series of Australian maps showing the development of territory boundaries over time; and an outline map of Northern Territory enclosing repetitions of the word “ NORTHERN TERRITORY”; and the inscriptions: “ 30 YEARS OF TERRITORY GOVERNMENT” and “ 5 DOLLARS”.
2009 $5 Silver Proof - State and Territory Government series (Item 3) Queensland: Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II , AUSTRALIA 2009
Reverse design: A series of Australian maps showing the development of state boundaries over time; and an outline map of Queensland enclosing repetitions of the word “ QUEENSLAND”; and the inscriptions: “ 150 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT” and “ 5 DOLLARS”. | Silver (99.9%)
Silver (99.9%)
Silver (99.9%)
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$1
$1
$10 | 2008 Lunar series- Year of the Rat ( $1 Uncirculated, $1 Silver Proof and $10 Gold Proof ( Item 4 - Item 6)
Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2008 and 1 DOLLAR.
Common Reverse design – A design consisting of a representation a rat and Chinese design elements, Chinese script denoting Year of the Rat and the inscriptions: “2008” and “ YEAR OF THE RAT”.
Obverse & reverse design: As above
Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2008 and 10 DOLLARS.
Reverse design – As above
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Copper, Aluminium and nickel
Silver (99.9%)
Gold (99.99%) |
$1
$1
$1
$10 | 2008 Kangaroo series (Item 7- Item 11)
Obverse design: An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA 2008
Reverse design: an Australian suburban scene with a stylised representation of a kangaroo holding a football in the foreground; and the inscriptions: “ONE DOLLAR” and “ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER”.
The obverse and reverse designs are the same with the exception of the images of the kangaroo plated in gold
The obverse and reverse designs are the same with the exception of the inscription on the reverse to read “ONE DOLLAR”
The obverse and reverse designs are the same with the exception of the inscription on the reverse to read “TEN DOLLARS”
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Silver (99.9%)
Silver (99.9%) Partially plated with gold (99.99%)
Copper and nickel
Gold (99.99%) |
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.