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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1) 1
Currency Act 1965
I, Bernie Ripoll, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make the following determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated       4 April 2012
 
BERNIE RIPOLL
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
1              Name of determination
                This determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1).
2              Commencement
                This determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3              Definition
                In this determination:
Act means the Currency Act 1965.
4              Standard weight, design and dimension of coins
         (1)   This section is made for subsection 13A (1) of the Act.
         (2)   On and after the day when this determination commences, each item in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified, in the Schedule to the Act.
         (3)   Each item in the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 explains a symbol used to describe the design of coins in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
         (4)   This determination does not affect any other determination made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.
Schedule 1        Standard weight, design and dimension of coins
(section 4)
Part 1          Specifications
Item
Denomination
Standard composition
Standard weight and allowable variation (g)
Dimensions
Design

Maximum diameter or other dimension (mm)
Maximum thickness (mm)
Shape
Edge
Obverse
Reverse

1
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
32.60
6.00
S1
E1
O1
R1

2
$30
At least 99.9% silver
1002.502 ± 1.500
100.60
14.60
S1
E1
O1
R2

3
$10
At least 99.9% silver
312.347 ± 1.000
75.60
8.70
S1
E1
O1
R3

4
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.00
S1
E1
O1
R3

5
50c
At least 99.9% silver
16.091 ± 0.500
36.60
2.30
S1
E1
O1
R3

6
$30
At least 99.9% silver
1002.502 ± 1.500
100.60
14.60
S1
E1
O1
R4

7
$10
At least 99.9% silver
312.347 ± 1.000
75.60
8.70
S1
E1
O1
R5

8
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.00
S1
E1
O1
R5

9
50c
At least 99.9% silver
16.091 ± 0.500
36.60
2.30
S1
E1
O1
R5

10
$30
At least 99.9% silver
1002.502 ± 1.500
100.60
14.60
S1
E1
O1
R6

11
$10
At least 99.9% silver
312.347 ± 1.000
75.60
8.70
S1
E1
O1
R7

12
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.00
S1
E1
O1
R7

13
50c
At least 99.9% silver
16.091 ± 0.500
36.60
2.30
S1
E1
O1
R7

14
$30
At least 99.9% silver
1002.502 ± 1.500
100.60
14.60
S1
E1
O1
R8

15
$10
At least 99.9% silver
312.347 ± 1.000
75.60
8.70
S1
E1
O1
R9

16
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.00
S1
E1
O1
R9

17
50c
At least 99.9% silver
16.091 ± 0.500
36.60
2.30
S1
E1
O1
R9

18
$30
At least 99.9% silver
1002.502 ± 1.500
100.60
14.60
S1
E1
O1
R10

19
$10
At least 99.9% silver
312.347 ± 1.000
75.60
8.70
S1
E1
O1
R11

20
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.00
S1
E1
O1
R11

21
50c
At least 99.9% silver
16.091 ± 0.500
36.60
2.30
S1
E1
O1
R11

22
$30
At least 99.9% silver
1002.502 ± 1.500
100.60
14.60
S1
E1
O1
R12

23
$10
At least 99.9% silver
312.347 ± 1.000
75.60
8.70
S1
E1
O1
R13

24
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.00
S1
E1
O1
R13

25
50c
At least 99.9% silver
16.091 ± 0.500
36.60
2.30
S1
E1
O1
R13

26
$3000
At least 99.99% gold
1000.350 ± 0.250
75.60
13.90
S1
E1
O2
R14

27
$30
At least 99.9% silver
1002.502 ± 1.500
100.60
14.60
S1
E1
O3
R14

28
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.00
S1
E1
O7
R15

29
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.50
S1
E1
O5
R16

30
$100
At least 99.95% platinum
31.185 ± 0.065
32.60
2.70
S1
E1
O1
R17

31
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.00
S1
E1
O1
R18

32
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
36.60
4.50
S1
E1
O4
R19

33
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
33.20 x 33.20
4.00
S2
E1
O6
R20

34
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
33.20 x 33.20
4.00
S2
E1
O6
R21

35
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
33.20 x 33.20
4.00
S2
E1
O6
R22

36
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
33.20 x 33.20
4.00
S2
E1
O6
R23

37
$1
At least 99.9% silver
31.635 ± 0.500
40.60
4.00
S1
E1
O1
R24

 
Part 2          Symbols explained
Item
Design feature
Symbol
Explanation

1
Shape
S1
Circular

2
Shape
S2
Square with rounded corners

3
Edge
E1
Continuously milled

4
Obverse
O1
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 or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by ‘DOLLAR’, ‘DOLLARS’ or ‘CENTS’, as the case requires;
    (d)   ‘IRB’

5
Obverse
O2
A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA’;
     (c)   ‘3000 DOLLARS’;
    (d)   ‘2012’;
     (e)   ‘1KG 9999 GOLD’;
     (f)   ‘IRB’

6
Obverse
O3
A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA’;
     (c)   ‘30 DOLLARS’;
    (d)   ‘2012’;
     (e)   ‘1KG 999 SILVER’;
     (f)   ‘IRB’

7
Obverse
O4
A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, surrounded by a pattern of lines and semicircles, and the following:
     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA’;
     (c)   ‘1 DOLLAR’;
    (d)   ‘IRB’

8
Obverse
O5
A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA’;
     (c)   ‘1 DOLLAR’;
    (d)   ‘2012’;
     (e)   ‘1oz 999 SILVER’;
     (f)   ‘IRB’;
accompanied by a transparent circular capsule holding assorted loose gemstones

9
Obverse
O6
A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2013’;
     (c)   ‘1 DOLLAR’;
    (d)   ‘IRB’

10
Obverse
O7
A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA’;
     (c)   ‘1 DOLLAR’;
    (d)   ‘2012’;
     (e)   ‘1oz 999 SILVER’;
     (f)   ‘IRB’

11
Reverse
R1
A design, in a high relief proof finish, consisting of a representation of a koala lying on a tree branch, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOALA’;
    (b)   ‘2012 1oz 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘AH’;
    (d)   ‘P’

12
Reverse
R2
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a koala lying on a tree branch, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOALA’;
    (b)   ‘2012 1 KILO 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘AH’;
    (d)   ‘P’

13
Reverse
R3
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a koala lying on a tree branch, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOALA’;
    (b)   ‘2012 Xoz 999 SILVER’ (where ‘X’ is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or whole number in Arabic numerals);
     (c)   ‘AH’;
    (d)   ‘P’

14
Reverse
R4
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kookaburra sitting on a leafy tree branch, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA’;
    (b)   ‘2012 1 KILO 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘DB’;
    (d)   ‘P’

15
Reverse
R5
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kookaburra sitting on a leafy tree branch, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA’;
    (b)   ‘2012 Xoz 999 SILVER’ (where ‘X’ is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or whole number in Arabic numerals);
     (c)   ‘DB’;
    (d)   ‘P’

16
Reverse
R6
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kangaroo against a landscape with a windmill and tank, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO’;
    (b)   ‘2012 1 KILO 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘WR’;
    (d)   ‘P’

17
Reverse
R7
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kangaroo against a landscape with a windmill and tank, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO’;
    (b)   ‘2012 Xoz 999 SILVER’ (where ‘X’ is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or whole number in Arabic numerals);
     (c)   ‘WR’;
    (d)   ‘P’

18
Reverse
R8
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a koala sitting in the fork of a leafy tree, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOALA’;
    (b)   ‘2013 1 KILO 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘TV’;
    (d)   ‘P’

19
Reverse
R9
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a koala sitting in the fork of a leafy tree, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOALA’;
    (b)   ‘2013 Xoz 999 SILVER’ (where ‘X’ is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or whole number in Arabic numerals);
     (c)   ‘TV’;
    (d)   ‘P’

20
Reverse
R10
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of two kookaburras perched on a tree branch, superimposed on flowers, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA’;
    (b)   ‘2013 1 KILO 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘NM’;
    (d)   ‘P’

21
Reverse
R11
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of two kookaburras perched on a tree branch, superimposed on flowers, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA’;
    (b)   ‘2013 Xoz 999 SILVER’ (where ‘X’ is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or whole number in Arabic numerals);
     (c)   ‘NM’;
    (d)   ‘P’

22
Reverse
R12
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kangaroo against a landscape with leafy branches, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO’;
    (b)   ‘2013 1 KILO 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘TV’;
    (d)   ‘P’

23
Reverse
R13
A design, in a coloured bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kangaroo against a landscape with leafy branches, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO’;
    (b)   ‘2013 Xoz 999 SILVER’ (where ‘X’ is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or whole number in Arabic numerals);
     (c)   ‘TV’;
    (d)   ‘P’

24
Reverse
R14
A design, in proof finish, consisting of a pattern of diamonds immediately inside the rim of the coin, surrounding a representation of the royal crown, and the following:
     (a)   ‘DIAMOND JUBILEE’;
    (b)   ‘1952 - 2012’

25
Reverse
R15
A design, in bullion finish, consisting of a kangaroo and a giant panda beneath a coloured representation of the Australian National Flag and the Flag of the People’s Republic of China, and the following:
     (a)   ‘CHINA AND AUSTRALIA’;
    (b)   ‘40 YEARS’;
     (c)   the Pinyin pictographs pronounced ‘zhōng ào jiàn jiāo 40 zhōu nián’ and meaning ‘Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations Between China and Australia’;
    (d)   ‘1972 - 2012’;
     (e)   ‘P’

26
Reverse
R16
A design, in proof finish, consisting of:
     (a)   a representation of snowflakes and circles shaded with different patterns; and
    (b)   the following:
            (i)   ‘AH’;
           (ii)   ‘P’;
accompanied by a transparent circular capsule holding assorted loose gemstones

27
Reverse
R17
A design, in bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a platypus superimposed on underwater grasses and bubbles, a circle enclosing a representation of Australia, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN PLATYPUS’;
    (b)   ‘2012 1oz 9995 PLATINUM’;
     (c)   ‘NM’;
    (d)   ‘P’

28
Reverse
R18
A design, in bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kookaburra sitting on a leafy tree branch, a circle enclosing a representation of a dragon, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA’;
    (b)   ‘2012 1oz 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘DB’;
    (d)   ‘P’

29
Reverse
R19
A design, in proof finish, consisting of:
     (a)   a representation of native plants and flowers, the moon, and the Southern Cross; and
    (b)   an insert of opal consisting of a representation of a kangaroo and native plants and flowers; and
     (c)   the following:
            (i)   ‘KANGAROO’;
           (ii)   ‘2013 1oz 999 SILVER’;
          (iii)   ‘AH’;
          (iv)   ‘P’

30
Reverse
R20
A design, in a coloured proof finish, consisting of a representation of a kangaroo superimposed on a beach landscape with the sun on the horizon, and the following:
     (a)   ‘SUMMER’;
    (b)   ‘1oz 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘IJ’;
    (d)   ‘P’

31
Reverse
R21
A design, in a coloured proof finish, consisting of a representation of a possum sitting on gumnuts and leaves, superimposed on a landscape, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUTUMN’;
    (b)   ‘1oz 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘IJ’;
    (d)   ‘P’

32
Reverse
R22
A design, in a coloured proof finish, consisting of a representation of a frog sitting on a leafy branch, superimposed on a landscape with rain drops, and the following:
     (a)   ‘WINTER’;
    (b)   ‘1oz 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘IJ’;
    (d)   ‘P’

33
Reverse
R23
A design, in a coloured proof finish, consisting of a representation of two birds sitting on leaves and flowers, superimposed on a landscape, and the following:
     (a)   ‘SPRING’;
    (b)   ‘1oz 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘IJ’;
    (d)   ‘P’

34
Reverse
R24
A design, in bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kookaburra sitting on a leafy tree branch, a circle enclosing a representation of an eagle, and the following:
     (a)   ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA’;
    (b)   ‘2012 1oz 999 SILVER’;
     (c)   ‘DB’;
    (d)   ‘P’

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