{"id":"F2008B00111","name":"Currency Determination No. 6 of 1995","slug":"currency-determination-no-6-of-1995","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72446,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00111-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency Determination No. 6 of 1995","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nCurrency Act 1965\n\nCurrency Determination No. 6 of 1995\n\nI, PAUL ELLIOTT, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, acting for the Treasurer, make the following Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated 30th November 1995.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n![](image.002.png)Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\n\nCitation\n\n1\\. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 6 of 1995.\n\n\\[NOTE: This Determination commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 46A and s. 48.\\]\n\nApplication of the Determination\n\n2\\. This Determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications or design of a coin.\n\nSpecifications and design of a $1 coin\n\n3\\. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of a coin of the denomination of $1 the standard composition of which includes copper, aluminium and nickel.\n\n(2) The shape of the coin is circular.\n\n95M310, 27/11/95, 14:04 95139038\n\nFederal Register of Legislative Instruments F2008B00111\n\n(3) The edge of the coin consists of 14 segments of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain.\n\n(4) The standard weight of the coin is 9.00 grams.\n\n(5) A variation of 0.28 grams from the standard weight is allowed.\n\n(6) The diameter of the coin is 25.12 millimetres.\n\n(7) The thickness of the coin is 2.80 millimetres.\n\n(8) The obverse of the coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of the Queen; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"ELIZABETH II\"; and\n\n(ii) \"AUSTRALIA\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1996\".\n\n(9) The reverse of the coin bears:\n\n(a) a representation of Sir Henry Parkes; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"SIR HENRY PARKES 1815 - 1896\"; and\n\n(ii) \"'FATHER' OF FEDERATION\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1 DOLLAR\".\n\nSpecifications and design of $1 coins\n\n4\\. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of 2 coins of the denomination of $1 the standard composition of which consists of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal.\n\n(2) The shape of each coin is circular.\n\n(3) The edge of the first coin is milled.\n\n(4) The edge of the second coin consists of 14 segments of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain.\n\n(5) The standard weight of each coin is 11.49 grams.\n\n(6) A variation of 0.23 grams from the standard weight is allowed.\n\n(7) The diameter of each coin is 25.12 millimetres.\n\n(8) The thickness of each coin is 2.80 millimetres.\n\n(9) The obverse of each coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of the Queen; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"ELIZABETH II\"; and\n\n(ii) \"AUSTRALIA\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1996\".\n\n(10) The reverse of each coin bears:\n\n(a) a representation of Sir Henry Parkes; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"SIR HENRY PARKES 1815 - 1896\"; and\n\n(ii) \"'FATHER' OF FEDERATION\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1 DOLLAR\".\n\nSpecifications and design of $1 silver coins\n\n5\\. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of 2 coins each of the denomination of $1 and the standard composition of which includes not less than 99.9% silver.\n\n(2) The shape of each coin is circular.\n\n(3) The edge of the first coin is milled.\n\n(4) The edge of the second coin consists of 12 segments, of which 6 are coarse milled and 6 are plain.\n\n(5) The standard weight of each coin is 31.635 grams.\n\n(6) A variation of 0.50 grams from the standard weight is allowed.\n\n(7) The diameter of each coin is 40.60 millimetres.\n\n(8) The thickness of each coin is 4.00 millimetres.\n\n(9) The obverse of each coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of the Queen; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"ELIZABETH II\"; and\n\n(ii) \"AUSTRALIA\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1996\".\n\n(10) The reverse of each coin bears:\n\n(a) a representation of a female kangaroo and her joey; and\n\n(b) the monogram \"HH\"; and\n\n(c) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"C\";and\n\n(ii) \"ONE DOLLAR\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1 OUNCE FINE SILVER\".\n\nSpecifications and design of a $5 coin\n\n6\\. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of a coin of the denomination of $5 the standard composition of which includes aluminium, copper and nickel.\n\n(2) The shape of the coin is circular.\n\n(3) The edge of the coin is milled.\n\n(4) The standard weight of the coin is 28.00 grams.\n\n(5) A variation of 0.80 grams from the standard weight is allowed.\n\n(6) The diameter of the coin is 38.90 millimetres.\n\n(7) The thickness of the coin is 3.50 millimetres.\n\n(8) The obverse of the coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of the Queen; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"ELIZABETH II\"; and\n\n(ii) \"AUSTRALIA\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1996\".\n\n(9) The reverse of the coin bears:\n\n(a) a representation of Sir Donald Bradman batting and a wicket; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"SIR DONALD BRADMAN\"; and\n\n(ii) \"5 DOLLARS\".\n\nSpecifications and design of a $5 coin\n\n7\\. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of a coin of the denomination of $5 the standard composition of which includes austenitic stainless steel, copper, aluminium and nickel.\n\n(2) The shape of the coin is circular.\n\n(3) The edge of the coin has 24 facets.\n\n(4) The standard weight of the coin is 10.60 grams.\n\n(5) A variation of 0.50 grams from the standard weight is allowed.\n\n(6) The diameter of the coin is 28.12 millimetres.\n\n(7) The thickness of the coin is 2.60 millimetres.\n\n(8) The obverse of the coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of the Queen; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"ELIZABETH II\"; and\n\n(ii) \"AUSTRALIA\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1996\".\n\n(9) The reverse of the coin bears:\n\n(a) a representation of the head and upper body of Sir Donald Bradman batting; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"SIR DONALD BRADMAN\"; and\n\n(ii) \"5 DOLLARS\".\n\nSpecifications and designs of $10 coins\n\n8\\. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and designs of 2 coins of the denomination of $10 and the standard composition of which includes not less than 99.9% silver.\n\n(2) The shape of each coin is circular.\n\n(3) The edge of each coin is plain.\n\n(4) The standard weight of each coin is 20.77 grams.\n\n(5) A variation of 0.50 grams from the standard weight is allowed.\n\n(6) The diameter of each coin is 34.10 millimetres.\n\n(7) The thickness of each coin is 2.90 millimetres.\n\n(8) The obverse of each coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of the Queen; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"ELIZABETH II\"; and\n\n(ii) \"AUSTRALIA\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1996\".\n\n(9) The reverse of the first coin bears:\n\n(a) a representation of Betty Cuthbert running; and\n\n(b) a representation of the Olympic symbol; and\n\n(c) the monogram \"HH\"; and\n\n(d) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST OLYMPICS 1956\"; and\n\n(ii) \"BETTY CUTHBERT\"; and\n\n(iii) \"10 DOLLARS\".\n\n(10) The reverse of the second coin bears:\n\n(a) a representation of Shirley Strickland leaping over a hurdle; and\n\n(b) a representation of the Olympic symbol; and\n\n(c) the monogram \"HH\"; and\n\n(d) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST OLYMPICS 1956\"; and\n\n(ii) \"SHIRLEY STRICKLAND\"; and\n\n(iii) \"10 DOLLARS\".","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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The instrument confines itself to prescribing the specifications and designs for listed $1, $5 and $10 coins (clauses 3–8) and does not expand legal-tender categories or alter broader monetary law."},"complexity_factors":["Technical precision required: multiple exact measurements (weight, diameter, thickness) and narrow tolerances for each coin class (clauses 3–8).","Multiple variants per denomination (different metal compositions, edge types and commemorative designs) increase production and verification branches (clauses 3–5, 7–8).","Detailed design prescriptions for obverse and reverse (effigy, portraits, inscriptions, monograms) create rights-and-reproduction constraints for minting (clauses 3(8)–8(9)).","Interaction with statutory authority: instrument is made under Currency Act s.13A(1) and must be implemented by government minting authorities (instrument heading and preamble).","Operational impact on minting processes, tooling and coin-handling equipment due to facet/segment/edge specifications (clauses 3(3), 7(3), 5(4)).","Administrative clarity but repetition: many near-duplicate clauses reduce interpretive ambiguity but increase length.","Limited legal complexity overall because the Determination only sets technical standards and expressly does not affect other determinations (clause 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination prescribes the physical specifications and visual designs for a set of Australian $1, $5 and $10 coins, including multiple metal compositions and commemorative silver issues. It fixes shape, weight (with permitted tolerances), diameter, thickness, edge form, and the obverse/reverse imagery and inscriptions.\n\nThe rules direct how the Royal Australian Mint and Treasury must produce these coins and affect coin manufacturers, businesses using coin-handling equipment, and collectors by locking in legal-design standards and manufacturing tolerances (clauses 3–8)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing specifications for specific commemorative coins. It does not expand beyond technical coin specifications into broader monetary policy, currency regulation, or other areas. The scope is exactly what the Currency Act 1965 authorises — detailed design and specification determinations for particular coins."},"complexity_factors":["No defined terms section — all language is plain technical description","No cross-references to other legislation except a single note about commencement","Simple sequential structure: 8 clauses, each describing one coin type or pair of related coins","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Highly repetitive format — each clause follows an identical pattern (shape, edge, weight, diameter, thickness, obverse, reverse)","Only substantive variation between clauses is the specific measurements and designs","Total length is approximately 2.5 pages of straightforward technical specifications"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the technical specifications and designs for a set of commemorative Australian coins issued in 1996, covering $1, $5 and $10 pieces in circulating, collector and bullion forms.  \n\nIt binds the Royal Australian Mint, coin users and collectors to exact weights, dimensions, metal compositions and imagery so coins are authentic, machine-compatible and resistant to counterfeiting."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-6-of-1995","history":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-6-of-1995/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-6-of-1995/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-6-of-1995/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-6-of-1995/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-6-of-1995/documents"}}