{"id":"F2018L00104","name":"Currency (Perth Mint) Determination (No. 1) 2018","slug":"currency-perth-mint-determination-no-1-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96741,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00104-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination (No. 1) 2018","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Currency Act 1965.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specification of denominations and standard compositions","content":"#### 5 Specification of denominations and standard compositions\n\n (1) This section is made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.\n (2) The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this instrument commences, as if:\n (a) there were included in the Schedule to the Act the references to denominations of money specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument; and\n (b) there were specified in the Schedule to the Act opposite to each such denomination, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition specified for the denomination in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument.\n (3) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Standard weight, design and dimensions of coins","content":"#### 6 Standard weight, design and dimensions of coins\n\n (1) This section is made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act.\n (2) On and after the day on which this instrument commences, each item of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument specifies the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of the coin whose denomination and standard composition is specified in that item.\n (3) Each item of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this instrument explains a symbol used to describe the design of coins specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.\n (4) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Specifications of coins","content":"## Part 1—Specifications of coins","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Explanation of symbols","content":"## Part 2—Explanation of symbols","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Symbols used in Part 1","content":"#### 2 Symbols used in Part 1\n\n Each item of the following table contains an explanation of a symbol used in Part 1 of this Schedule to describe the shape, edge design, obverse design and reverse design of a coin.\n\n```html\n

Explanation of symbols used in Part 1

Item

Design Feature

Symbol

Explanation

1

Shape

S1

Circular

2

Shape

S2

Rectangle

3

Edge

E1

Continuously milled

4

Edge

E2

Plain

5

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, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS”; and

(d) “IRB”.

6

Obverse

O2

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a) “· ELIZABETH II”;

(b) “· AUSTRALIA 2018 ·”;

(c) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS” or “DOLLAR” as the case requires; and

(d) “IRB”.

7

Obverse

O3

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, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS”;

(d) “2018”;

(e) “Xoz 9999 GOLD” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals); and

(f) “IRB”.

8

Obverse

O4

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, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS” or “DOLLAR” as the case requires;`1

(d) “2018”;

(e) “Xoz 9999 Ag” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number in Arabic numerals); and

(f) “IRB”.

9

Obverse

O5

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with radial lines and the following:

(a) “ELIZABETH II”;

(b) “AUSTRALIA”;

(c) “1oz 9999 Au”;

(d) “100 DOLLARS”;

(e) “2018”; and

(f) “IRB”.

10

Obverse

O6

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with radial lines and the following:

(a) “ELIZABETH II”;

(b) “AUSTRALIA”;

(c) “1oz 9999 Ag”;

(d) “1 DOLLAR”;

(e) “2018”; and

(f) “IRB”.

11

Obverse

O7

A design consisting of a circular border and partially obscuring the border is an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a) “ELIZABETH II”;

(b) “AUSTRALIA”;

(c) “2018”;

(d) “9000 DOLLARS”;

(e) “1.8KG 9999 GOLD”; and

(f) “IRB”.

12

Obverse

O8

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a) “ELIZABETH II”;

(b) “AUSTRALIA”;

(c) “1000 DOLLARS”;

(d) “2018”;

(e) “0.2KG 9999 GOLD”; and

(f) “IRB”.

13

Obverse

O9

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a) “· ELIZABETH II”;

(b) “AUSTRALIA 2018 ·”;

(c) “100 DOLLARS”; and-

(d) “IRB”.

14

Obverse

O10

A design consisting of a circle immediately inside the rim that surrounds an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a) “· ELIZABETH II”;

(b) “AUSTRALIA 2018 ·”;

(c) “1 DOLLAR”; and

(d) “IRB”.

15

Reverse

R1

A design consisting of a circular border and partially obscuring the border is a representation of a flying eagle, an eagle and its eaglet perched on its nest and the following:

(a) “AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE”;

(b) “2018 1KILO 9999 GOLD”;

(c) “JM”; and

(d) “P”.

16

Reverse

R2

A design consisting of a circular border and partially obscuring the border is a representation of a flying eagle, an eagle and its eaglet perched on its nest and the following:

(a) “AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE”;

(b) “2018 Xoz 9999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals);

(c) “JM”; and

(d) “P”.

17

Reverse

R3

A design consisting of coloured representations of 2 koalas wearing red plush hats, gifts with bows and a gumtree in the foreground and a coloured representation of the Australian outback consisting of trees, grass and hills in the background and the following:

(a) “MERRY”;

(b) “Christmas”;

(c) “AH”; and

(d) “P”.

18

Reverse

R4

A design consisting of stylised representations of a dragon, a tiger and a fireball and in the background stylised representation of clouds and the following:

(a) “TV”; and

(b) “P”.

19

Reverse

R5

A design consisting of stylised representations of a dragon, a tiger and a fireball and in the background stylised representation of clouds and the following:

(a) “TV”;

(b) “P”; and

(c) the micro letter “P”.

20

Reverse

R6

A design consisting of stylised representations of a dragon, a phoenix and a fireball and in the background stylised representation of clouds and the following:

(a) “TV”; and

(b) “P”.

21

Reverse

R7

A design consisting of stylised representations of a dragon, a fireball and in the background stylised representations of wind, clouds and water and the following:

(a) “IJ”; and

(b) “P”.

22

Reverse

R8

A design consisting of a representation of a laurel wreath and St Edward’s Crown and the following:

(a) “PERTH MINT”;

(b) “AUSTRALIA”; and

(c) “DOUBLE SOVEREIGN”.

23

Reverse

R9

An annular design consisting of a representation of a coastal landscape of the peninsula, a sailing ship and a rowboat with rowers and in the foreground enclosing a partially punched out circle are tents, a person panning over a stream, an ant over an anthill, kangaroos, boab tree, termite mound, grass tree and 2 gems inset and the following:

(a) “DISCOVERY”;

(b) “NM”; and

(c) “P”.

24

Reverse

R10

A design consisting of a satellite view of Australia with 2 gems inset and the following:

(a) “P”.

25

Reverse

R11

A design consisting of a circular border and partially obscuring the border is a representation of a bird of paradise perched on a branch and displaying its plumage and the following:

(a) “AUSTRALIAN BIRD OF PARADISE”;

(b) “1oz 9999 GOLD”;

(c) “JM”;

(d) “P”; and

(e) the micro letter “P”.

26

Reverse

R12

A design consisting of a circular border and partially obscuring the border is a representation of a bird of paradise with their wings arched, perched on a branch and the following:

(a) “AUSTRALIAN BIRD OF PARADISE”;

(b) “1oz 9999 SILVER”;

(c) “JM”;

(d) “P”; and

(e) the micro letter “P”.

27

Reverse

R13

A design consisting of a circular border enclosing Australian flora and a representation of St Edward’s Crown above a shield and the following:

(a) “1953”;

(b) “H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II”;

(c) “2018”;

(d) “CORONATION ANNIVERSARY”;

(e) “65”;

(f) “NM”; and

(g) “P”.

28

Reverse

R14

A design consisting of a circular border enclosing an image of the Macquarie Lighthouse in Vaucluse, New South Wales with stylised light rays and the following:

(a) “MACQUARIE LIGHTHOUSE”;

(b) “200”;

(c) “1oz 9999 SILVER”;

(d) “BICENTENARY”;

(e) “JM”; and

(f) “P”.

29

Reverse

R15

A design consisting of a circular border enclosing an image of the Macquarie Lighthouse in Vaucluse, New South Wales with stylised light rays and the following:

(a) “MACQUARIE LIGHTHOUSE”;

(b) “200”;

(c) “BICENTENARY”;

(d) “JM”; and

(e) “P”.

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