{"id":"F2008B00090","name":"Currency Determination No. 9 of 1992","slug":"currency-determination-no-9-of-1992","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72351,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00090-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency Determination No. 9 of 1992","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nCurrency Act 1965\n\nCurrency Determination No. 9 of 1992\n\nI, ROBERT McMULLAN, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make the following Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated 11 January 1993.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer for and on behalf of the Treasurer\n\n![](image.002.png)Citation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 9 of 1992.\n\n\\[NOTE: This Determination commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 46A and 48.\\]\n\nDesign of a coin\n\n2\\. (1) This Determination sets out the design of a coin of the denomination of $100 whose standard composition includes not less than 99.99% gold.\n\n(2) The shape of the coin is circular.\n\n(3) The edge of the coin is milled.\n\n(4) The obverse of the coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of the Queen; and\n\n(b) the inscription “ELIZABETH II”; and\n\n(c) the inscription “100 DOLLARS”;\n\nall encircled by raised beads inside the rim of the coin.\n\n(5) The reverse of the coin bears:\n\n(a) the inscription “THE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET 1 OZ. 9999 GOLD”; and\n\n(b) an inscription of the name of a species of macropod marsupial, and a representation of an animal of the species, superimposed on a sunburst design; and\n\n(c) the inscription in figures of a year; and\n\n(d) an inscription in Chinese characters meaning “fortune”; all encircled by raised beads inside the rim of the coin.\n\n(6) This Determination does not affect any other determination of the design of a coin.\n\n9222145","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination remains tightly focused on its original purpose: specifying the design of a single commemorative/investment coin. It has not expanded beyond this narrow technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (6 sections, approximately 200 words)","Only 1 defined term implied (the coin itself)","No cross-references to other legislation except the enabling Act (Currency Act 1965)","Simple sequential structure with no conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward descriptive provisions with no nested clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a government order from 1993 that sets the official design for a special $100 gold coin called 'The Australian Nugget'. It specifies that the coin must be at least 99.99% pure gold, weigh one ounce, and have specific images and words on both sides. The front (obverse) shows Queen Elizabeth II and '100 DOLLARS'. The back (reverse) features a kangaroo or wallaby species, the words 'THE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET 1 OZ. 9999 GOLD', the year, and Chinese characters meaning 'fortune'. The coin is circular with a ridged (milled) edge and raised beads around both sides. This order only applies to this specific coin design and doesn't change any other coin designs."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination confines itself to prescribing the design and composition of a single $100 gold coin and explicitly states it does not affect other coin-design determinations (s6). It does not alter which coins are legal tender or expand statutory powers; it implements a specific design under s13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965 and therefore does not change the original statutory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory origin and authority: made under Currency Act 1965 subsection 13A(1) (preamble) — clear legal power to prescribe design.","Technical composition requirement: minimum gold purity specified (not less than 99.99% gold) (s2(1)) — a precise manufacturing standard.","Detailed iconography and inscriptions: specific obverse and reverse elements mandated (s2(4)-(5)) — reduces interpretive discretion for designers and producers.","Prescriptive, not discretionary: rules are largely descriptive and leave little room for administrative variation, lowering legal complexity.","Commencement mechanism: note that the Determination commences on gazettal (Acts Interpretation Act references) — an administrative timing detail.","Non-effect clause: expressly does not affect other coin-design determinations (s6) — limits scope interactions with existing instruments.","Who pays / compliance burden: the mint or issuer bears costs to meet composition and design requirements (s2(1), s2(4)-(5)).","Implementation risk: physical production and assay systems must ensure the 99.99% purity and exact design features, creating operational obligations for producers."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination prescribes the physical design and minimum composition of a $100 Australian gold coin: circular, milled edge, at least 99.99% gold, with specific obverse and reverse inscriptions and imagery. It is a technical rule for mints and issuers that fixes exactly what that coin must look like and states it does not change other coin-design rules. It matters to the mint, coin suppliers, and collectors because it creates binding production requirements and clarifies legal-design boundaries."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-9-of-1992","history":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-9-of-1992/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-9-of-1992/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-9-of-1992/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-9-of-1992/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-9-of-1992/documents"}}