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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2013 (No. 1)
Currency Act 1965
I, BERNIE RIPOLL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated  4 April 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BERNIE RIPOLL
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
1              Name of Determination
                This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2013 (No. 1).
2              Commencement
                This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3              Definitions
                In this Determination:
                Act means the Currency Act 1965.
4              Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design
         (1)   For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, each item in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item (being a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified, in the Schedule to the Act):
                (a)    the coin’s standard weight; and
               (b)    the allowable variation from that standard weight; and
                (c)    the coin’s dimensions; and
               (d)    the coin’s design.
         (2)   A reference in Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is, for a coin that is tetradecagonal, a reference to the shortest diameter of the coin.
5              Application of Determination
                Section 4 does not affect any other determination of the standard weight and allowable variation, dimensions or design of a coin, made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.
Schedule 1           
(section 4)
Part 1          Specifications of coins
 
Item
Denomination
Standard composition
Standard weight and allowable variation (g)
Dimensions
Design

Maximum diameter (mm)
Maximum thickness (mm)
Shape
Edge
Obverse
Reverse

1
$1
Copper, aluminium and nickel
9.00 ± 0.28
25.12
2.80
S1
E3
R1
O1

2
$1
Copper, aluminium and nickel
9.00 ± 0.28
25.12
2.80
S1
E3
R2
O1

3
$1
Not less than 99.9% silver
31.103 + 1.8
40.60
4.00
S1
E2
R3
O1

4
20c
Copper and nickel
11.30 ± 0.50
28.70
2.60
S1
E2
R4
O1

5
50c
Copper and nickel
15.55 ± 0.50
31.65
3.00
S2
E1
R5
O1

6
50c
Not less than 99.9% silver
18.24 ± 1.00
31.65
3.00
S2
E1
R5
O1

7
$1
Copper, aluminium and nickel
9.00 ± 0.28
25.12
2.80
S1
E3
R6
O1

8
$1
Copper, aluminium and nickel
9.00 ± 0.28
25.12
2.80
S1
E3
R7
O2

9
$1
Not less than 99.9% silver
11.94 ± 0.5
25.30
3.20
S1
E3
R7
O2

10
$1
Not less than 99.9% silver
31.103 + 1.8
40.60
4.00
S1
E2
R8
O3

11
$10
Not less than 99.99% gold
3.11 + 0.09
17.65
1.65
S1
E2
R9
O3

12
$1
Copper, aluminium and nickel
9.00 ± 0.28
25.12
2.80
S1
E3
R10
O4

13
$1
Not less than 99.9% silver
11.90 ± 0.5
25.30
3.20
S1
E3
R10
O4

14
$10
Not less than 99.99% gold
3.11 + 0.09
17.65
1.65
S1
E2
R10
O5

15
50c
Copper and nickel
15.37 ± 1.00
31.81
2.85
S3
E1
R11
O3

16
$1
Not less than 99.9% silver
31.103 + 3.00
40.50
3.80
S1
E2
R12
O4

17
$10
Not less than 99.9% silver
155.51 + 3.00
65.50
6.00
S1
E2
R13
O5

18
$30
Not less than 99.9% silver
1000.90 + 9.50
100.90
14.50
S1
E2
R14
O6

19
$100
Not less than 99.99% gold
31.103 + 1.50
39.00
2.70
S1
E2
R15
O7

20
$500
Not less than 99.99% gold
155.51 + 1.80
61.00
4.30
S1
E2
R16
O8

21
$3000
Not less than 99.99% gold
1000.00 + 3.00
75.30
14.00
S1
E2
R17
O9

22
$1
Not less than 99.9% silver
31.103 + 3.00
40.50
3.80
S1
E2
R18
O10

23
$10
Not less than 99.9% silver
155.51 + 3.00
65.50
6.00
S1
E2
R19
O11

24
$30
Not less than 99.9% silver
1000.00 + 9.50
100.90
14.50
S1
E2
R20
O12

25
$100
Not less than 99.99% gold
31.103 + 1.50
39.00
2.70
S1
E2
R21
O13

26
$500
Not less than 99.99% gold
155.51 + 1.80
61.00
4.30
S1
E2
R22
O14

27
$3000
Not less than 99.99% gold
1000.00 + 3.00
75.30
14.00
S1
E2
R23
O15

28
$1
Not less than 99.9% silver
31.103 + 1.8
 
40.60
4.00
S1
E2
R24
O3

29
$5
Not less than 99.9% silver
36.31 ± 1.25
38.94
3.80
S1
E2
R25
O3

30
$5
Not less than 99.9% silver
36.31 ± 1.25
38.94
3.80
S1
E2
R26
O16

Part 2          Explanation of symbols

Item
Design Feature
Symbol
Explanation

1
Shape
S1
Circular

2
Shape
S2
Dodecagonal

3
Shape
S3
Tetradecagonal

4
Edge
E1
Plain

5
Edge
E2
Continuously milled

6
Edge
E3
Interrupted milling

7
Obverse
O1
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2013’

8
Obverse
O2
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2013’;
(d)   ‘1 DOLLAR’;
(e)   2 representations of a dot

9
Obverse
O3
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’

10
Obverse
O4
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘1 DOLLAR’;
(e)   2 representations of a dot

11
Obverse
O5
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘10 DOLLARS’;
(e)   2 representations of a dot

12
Obverse
O6
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘30 DOLLARS’;
(e)   2 representations of a dot

13
Obverse
O7
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘100 DOLLARS’;
(e)   2 representations of a dot

14
Obverse
O8
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘500 DOLLARS’;
(e)   2 representations of a dot

15
Obverse
O9
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘3000 DOLLARS’;
(e)   2 representations of a dot

16
Obverse
O10
A design consisting of an octagon containing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘1 DOLLAR’

17
Obverse
O11
A design consisting of an octagon containing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘10 DOLLARS’

18
Obverse
O12
A design consisting of an octagon containing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘30 DOLLARS’

19
Obverse
O13
A design consisting of an octagon containing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘100 DOLLARS’

20
Obverse
O14
A design consisting of an octagon containing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘500 DOLLARS’

21
Obverse
O15
A design consisting of an octagon containing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2014’;
(d)   ‘3000 DOLLARS’

22
Obverse
O16
A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
(a)   ‘IRB’;
(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2015’

23
Reverse
R1
A design consisting of:
(a)   in the background, a representation of a jockey riding a horse, overlaid with the inscription ‘1 DOLLAR’; and
(b)   a representation of a square containing an ornamental pattern comprising of dots; and
(c)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘BLACK CAVIAR’;
                  (ii)     the designer’s initials ‘TD’

24
Reverse
R2
A design consisting of:
(a)   in the background, a representation of a jockey riding a horse, overlaid with:
                    (i)     the number ‘1’ containing an ornamental pattern comprising of black dots superimposed on a salmon pink coloured background;
                  (ii)     the inscription ‘DOLLAR’; and
(b)   a representation of a square containing an ornamental pattern comprising of black dots superimposed on a salmon pink coloured background; and
(c)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘BLACK CAVIAR’;
                  (ii)     the designer’s initials ‘TD’

25
Reverse
R3
A design consisting of:
(a)   a representation of a jockey riding a galloping horse, appearing to emerge from a border on the right; and
(b)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘BLACK CAVIAR’;
                  (ii)     ‘1 DOLLAR’;
                 (iii)     ‘1 oz .999 Ag’;
                 (iv)     the designer’s initials ‘TD’

26
Reverse
R4
A design consisting of:
(a)   a background including 9 fanned stripes, of which 5 are plain and 4 contain an ornamental pattern comprising of dots; and
(b)   in the foreground, a representation of a batsman playing cricket; and
(c)   a representation of a cricket ball; and
(d)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘THE’;
                  (ii)     ‘ASHES’;
                 (iii)     ‘SINCE’;
                 (iv)     ‘1882’;
                  (v)     ‘20’;
                 (vi)     the designer’s initials ‘AS’

27
Reverse
R5
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a representation of 60 crowns arranged in a repetitive circular pattern wherein the crowns decrease in size every 5th crown; and
(b)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II’;
                  (ii)     ‘50’;
                 (iii)     the designer’s initials ‘AS’

28
Reverse
R6
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a representation of Slim Dusty; and
(b)   in the background and partially covered by Slim Dusty – a representation of a guitar; and
(c)   a circular border; and
(d)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘SLIM DUSTY 1927-2003’;
                  (ii)     ‘INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIANS : COUNTRY MUSIC’;
                 (iii)     a representation of a dot;
                 (iv)     ‘1 DOLLAR’;
                  (v)     the designer’s initials ‘AS’

29
Reverse
R7
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a representation of a dove; and
(b)   a representation of the Korean pictograph pronounced ‘pyung hwa’ and meaning ‘peace’; and
(c)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘KOREAN WAR’;
                  (ii)     ‘60TH ANNIVERSARY’;
                 (iii)     a representation of a dot;
                 (iv)     ‘1953-2013’
superimposed on a stylised representation of the yin and yang symbol, which, in turn, is filled in by an ornamental design comprising of a series of equidistant lines

30
Reverse
R8
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a representation an Australian bush scene; and
(b)   a representation of a kangaroo facing right; and
(c)   a representation of a kangaroo facing left and leaning towards the ground; and
(d)   a stylised representation of the designer’s initials ‘AB’; and
(e)   a circular border containing the following:
                    (i)     ‘ONE DOLLAR’;
                  (ii)     ‘1 OUNCE FINE SILVER’

31
Reverse
R9
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a representation an Australian bush scene; and
(b)   a representation of a kangaroo facing right; and
(c)   a representation of a kangaroo facing left and leaning towards the ground; and
(d)   a stylised representation of the designer’s initials ‘AB’; and
(e)   a circular border containing the following:
                    (i)     ‘TEN DOLLARS’;
                  (ii)     ‘1/10 oz .9999 Au’

32
Reverse
R10
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a central circle containing a representation of a horse facing left; and
(b)   surrounding the central circle, the following:
                    (i)     a representation of a flame;
                  (ii)     a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘mǎ’ and meaning ‘horse’;
                 (iii)     four lunes containing identical design elements incorporating the representation of a flame;
                 (iv)     ‘2014’;
                  (v)     ‘YEAR OF THE HORSE’

33
Reverse
R11
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a representation of a horse jumping in a field of grass; and
(b)   a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘mǎ’ and meaning ‘horse’; and
(c)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘50’

34
Reverse
R12
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a stylised representation of a horse; and
(b)   a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘mǎ’ and meaning ‘horse’; and
(c)   an ornamental border; and
(d)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘1 oz .999 SILVER’;
                  (ii)     the designer’s initials ‘CL’

35
Reverse
R13
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a stylised representation of a horse; and
(b)   a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘mǎ’ and meaning ‘horse’; and
(c)   an ornamental border; and
(d)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘5 oz .999 SILVER’;
                  (ii)     the designer’s initials ‘CL’

36
Reverse
R14
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a stylised representation of 8 horses; and
(b)   a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘mǎ’ and meaning ‘horse’; and
(c)   an ornamental border; and
(d)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘1 kg .999 SILVER’;
                  (ii)     the designer’s initials ‘CL’

37
Reverse
R15
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a stylised representation of a horse; and
(b)   a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘mǎ’ and meaning ‘horse’; and
(c)   an ornamental border; and
(d)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘1 oz .9999 GOLD’;
                  (ii)     the designer’s initials ‘CL’

38
Reverse
R16
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a stylised representation of a horse; and
(b)   a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘mǎ’ and meaning ‘horse’; and
(c)   an ornamental border; and
(d)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘5 oz .9999 GOLD’;
                  (ii)     the designer’s initials ‘CL’

39
Reverse
R17
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   a stylised representation of 8 horses; and
(b)   a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘mǎ’ and meaning ‘horse’; and
(c)   an ornamental border; and
(d)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘1 kg .9999 GOLD’;
                  (ii)     the designer’s initials ‘CL’

40
Reverse
R18
A design consisting of:
(a)   in the foreground, a stylised representation of a diamond shaped road sign, including the following:
                    (i)     a representation of an adult koala carrying a joey on its back and clinging to a tree branch;
                  (ii)     ‘1 oz .999 Ag’; and
(b)   in the background, a line drawing of an octagon; and
(c)   in the upper right sector and partially covered by the road sign – a stylised representation of the Southern Cross

41
Reverse
R19
A design consisting of:
(a)   in the foreground, a stylised representation of a diamond shaped road sign, including the following:
                    (i)     a representation of an adult koala carrying a joey on its back and clinging to a tree branch;
                  (ii)     ‘5 oz .999 Ag’; and
(b)   in the background, a line drawing of an octagon; and
(c)   in the upper right sector and partially covered by the road sign – a stylised representation of the Southern Cross

42
Reverse
R20
A design consisting of:
(a)   in the foreground, a stylised representation of a diamond shaped road sign, including the following:
                    (i)     a representation of an adult koala carrying a joey on its back and clinging to a tree branch;
                  (ii)     ‘1 kg .999 Ag’; and
(b)   in the background, a line drawing of an octagon; and
(c)   in the upper right sector and partially covered by the road sign – a stylised representation of the Southern Cross

43
Reverse
R21
A design consisting of:
(a)   in the foreground, a stylised representation of a diamond shaped road sign, including the following:
                    (i)     a representation of an adult koala carrying a joey on its back and clinging to a tree branch;
                  (ii)     ‘1 oz .9999 Au’; and
(b)   in the background, a line drawing of an octagon; and
(c)   in the upper right sector and partially covered by the road sign – a stylised representation of the Southern Cross

44
Reverse
R22
A design consisting of:
(a)   in the foreground, a stylised representation of a diamond shaped road sign, including the following:
                    (i)     a representation of an adult koala carrying a joey on its back and clinging to a tree branch;
                  (ii)     ‘5 oz .9999 Au’; and
(b)   in the background, a line drawing of an octagon; and
(c)   in the upper right sector and partially covered by the road sign – a stylised representation of the Southern Cross

45
Reverse
R23
A design consisting of:
(a)   in the foreground, a stylised representation of a diamond shaped road sign, including the following:
                    (i)     a representation of an adult koala carrying a joey on its back and clinging to a tree branch;
                  (ii)     ‘1 kg .9999 Au’; and
(b)   in the background, a line drawing of an octagon; and
(c)   in the upper right sector and partially covered by the road sign – a stylised representation of the Southern Cross

46
Reverse
R24
A design consisting of:
(a)   a representation of a crocodile crawling among mangrove in a swamp; and
(b)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘SALTWATER CROCODILE’;
                  (ii)     ‘GRAHAM – ONE DOLLAR’;
                 (iii)     ‘1 oz .999 Ag’;
                 (iv)     the designer’s initials ‘TD’

47
Reverse
R25
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   5 stylised representations of a map of Australia, arranged in a semicircular pattern wherein:
                    (i)     each map increases in size;
                  (ii)     4 maps are partially obscured;
                 (iii)     2 maps contain lines representing borders; and 
(b)   an outline map of Australian Capital Territory containing the words ‘AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY’ wherein the words are:
                    (i)     repeated and presented in rows;
                  (ii)     cropped by the map; and
(c)   a vertical line; and
(d)   a horizontal line; and
(e)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘25 YEARS OF TERRITORY GOVERNMENT’;
                  (ii)     ‘5 DOLLARS’

48
Reverse
R26
A design consisting of:                                          
(a)   5 stylised representations of a map of Australia, arranged in a semi-circular pattern wherein:
                    (i)     each map increases in size;
                  (ii)     each map is partially obscured;
                 (iii)     2 maps contain lines representing borders;
                 (iv)     1 map is cropped; and
(b)   an outline map of Western Australia containing the words ‘WESTERN AUSTRALIA’ wherein the words are:
                    (i)     repeated and presented in rows;
                  (ii)     cropped by the map; and
(c)   a vertical line; and
(d)   a horizontal line; and
(e)   the following:
                    (i)     ‘125 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT’;
                  (ii)     ‘5 DOLLARS’