{"id":"F2005B03035","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 1)","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2001-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436639,"registerId":"F2005B03035-fast-fetch-1775953771153","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 1)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\nCurrency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 1)\n\nI, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated 8 March 2001\n\nJOE HOCKEY\n\nMinister for Financial Services and Regulation\n\nContents\n\nPage\n\n 1 Name of Determination \n\n 2 Commencement \n\n 3 Specification of coins \n\n 4 Application of Determination \n\nSchedule 1 \n\nPart 1 Specifications of coins \n\nPart 2 Explanation of symbols \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name of Determination\n\n This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This Determination commences on gazettal.\n\n3 Specification of coins\n\n (1) This Determination specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that weight, the dimensions and the design specified in columns 4, 5 and 6 of that Part.\n\n (2) The reference in item 110 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is a reference to the distance between 2 parallel faces of the edge of the coin.\n\n4 Application of Determination\n\n The specifications in this Determination do not affect any other Determination of the specifications of a coin.\n\nSchedule 1 \n\n(section 3)\n\n \n\nPart 1 Specifications of coins\n\n \n\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6\n- Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design\n- (1) Max Diameter (mm) (2) Max Thickness (mm) (1) Shape (2) Edge (3) Obverse (4) Reverse\n- 101 $5 Not less than 99.9% silver 36.31 0.64 38.90 3.50 S1 E1 O26 R260\n- 102 $5 Not less than 99.9% silver 36.31 0.64 38.90 3.50 S1 E1 O26 R261\n- 103 $5 Not less than 99.9% silver 36.31 0.64 38.90 3.50 S1 E1 O26 R262\n- 104 $5 Not less than 99.9% silver 36.31 0.64 38.90 3.50 S1 E1 O26 R263\n- 105 $5 Not less than 99.9% silver 36.31 0.64 38.90 3.50 S1 E1 O26 R264\n- 106 $5 Not less than 99.9% silver 36.31 0.64 38.90 3.50 S1 E1 O26 R265\n- 107 20c Copper and nickel 11.30 0.33 28.65 2.52 S1 E4 O22 R266\n- 108 $1 Copper, nickel and aluminium 9.00 0.28 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O22 R267\n- 109 20c Copper and nickel 11.30 0.33 28.65 2.52 S1 E4 O22 R268\n- 110 50c Copper and nickel 15.55 0.40 31.65 2.80 S3 E4 O22 R269\n\n\nPart 2 Explanation of symbols\n\n \n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |\n| 201 | Shape | S1 | Circular |\n| 202 | Shape | S3 | Dodecahedral |\n| 203 | Edge | E1 | Continuously milled |\n| 204 | Edge | E3 | 14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain |\n| 205 | Edge | E4 | Plain |\n| 206 | Obverse | O22 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2001’. |\n| 207 | Obverse | O26 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by:
(a) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2001’; and
(b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLAR’ or ‘DOLLARS’. |\n| 208 | Reverse | R260 | A design consisting of a pictorial representation of Charles Kingston, Edmund Barton and Alfred Deakin, superimposed on a design that includes a circular shape, a series of horizontal lines and the inscriptions:
(a) ‘KINGSTON’; and
(b) ‘BARTON’; and
(c) ‘DEAKIN’; and
(d) ‘5 DOLLARS’. |\n| 209 | Reverse | R261 | A design consisting of a pictorial representation of George Reid, John Forrest and John Quick, superimposed on a design that includes a semi-circular shape, a series of horizontal lines and the inscriptions:
(a) ‘REID’; and
(b) ‘FORREST’; and
(c) ‘QUICK’; and
(d) ‘5 DOLLARS’. |\n| 210 | Reverse | R262 | A design consisting of a pictorial representation of Andrew Inglis Clark, Henry Parkes and Samuel Griffith, superimposed on a design that includes a semi-circular shape, a series of horizontal and vertical lines, and the inscriptions:
(a) ‘CLARK’; and
(b) ‘PARKES’; and
(c) ‘GRIFFITH’; and
(d) ‘5 DOLLARS’. |\n| 211 | Reverse | R263 | A design consisting of a pictorial representation of G .H. Reid and J. Barton, superimposed on a design that includes a series of circular and elliptical shapes, and the inscriptions:
(a) ‘G. H. REID; and
(b) ‘J. BARTON’; and
(c) ‘5 DOLLARS’. |\n| 212 | Reverse | R264 | A design consisting of a pictorial representation of C. H. Spence, M. S. Anderson and E .W. Nicholls, superimposed on a design that includes a circle bearing a star-shaped design surrounded by a series of elliptical shapes, and the inscriptions:
(a) ‘C. H. SPENCE’; and
(b) ‘M. S. ANDERSON’; and
(c) ‘E. W. NICHOLLS’; and
(d) ‘5 DOLLARS’. |\n| 213 | Reverse | R265 | A design consisting of the names of the members of the Ladies’ Committee of the People’s Representative Committee in Bathurst, arranged in a circular fashion around a circle bearing a star-shaped design surrounded by a series of elliptical shapes, and the inscription ‘5 DOLLARS.
The names of the members of the Committee appear as a series of inscriptions set out as follows:
‘ ‘MRS. BRUFORD – MRS. HURST – MRS. G. THOMPSON – MRS. WILLMAN – MRS. G. E. MACHATTIE – MRS. T. A. MACHATTIE – MISS. FOLEY – MRS. EDGLEY – MRS. MARRIOTT – MRS. PITTENDRIGH – MRS. HULKS – MISS. MEAGHER – MISS. BASSETT – MRS. HAWKINS – MRS. M. MEAGHER – MRS. WHITELAW’. |\n| 214 | Reverse | R266 | A design consisting of:
(a) an artist’s impression of a gecko on desert sand; and
(b) an artist’s impression of:
(i) human footprints on sand; and
(ii) the marks made by a person walking on sand wearing shoes; and
(iii) a computer chip; and
(iv) the hour and minute hands of a clock; and
(c) a representation of a series of radiating lines; and
(d) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘20’; and
(ii) ‘QUEENSLAND’; and
(iii) ‘1901’; and
(iv) ‘2001’; and
(v) the monogram ‘JG’. |\n| 215 | Reverse | R267 | A design consisting of a representation of the official logo for the International Year of Volunteers, surrounded by the inscriptions:
(a) ‘2001’; and
(b) ‘International Year of Volunteers’; and
(c) ‘ONE DOLLAR’. |\n| 216 | Reverse | R268 | A design consisting of an artist’s impression of a Norfolk Island pine tree superimposed on a representation of the shape of Norfolk Island, surrounded by:
(a) an artist’s impression of the sun, a seagull, an anchor, a fish and a ship at sea, linked by pieces of ribbon; and
(b) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘NORFOLK ISLAND – 2001’; and
(ii) ‘20 CENTS’; and
(iii) ‘100 YEARS FEDERATION’; and
(c) the monogram ‘MC’. |\n| 217 | Reverse | R269 | A design consisting of a representation of the coat of arms of Norfolk Island, surrounded by the inscriptions:
(a) ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and
(b) ‘1901’; and
(c) ‘2001’; and
(d) ‘Norfolk Island’; and
(e) ‘FIFTY CENTS’. |\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument adds or records specifications for particular coins listed in Schedule 1 but expressly states it does not affect any other Determination of coin specifications (s 4). Therefore it does not broaden or narrow the statutory scope of what kinds of coins may be specified under the Currency Act; it confines itself to specifying the listed coins (s 3; Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Detailed technical tolerances and dimensional requirements (Schedule 1, Part 1, columns 4–5) require precision manufacturing and measurement.","Symbol-code cross-references link compact codes in Part 1 to full design descriptions in Part 2 (Schedule 1, Part 1 col 6; Part 2 items 201–217), adding a layer of decoding for users.","Multiple distinct reverse designs with long inscription lists (R260–R269 in Part 2) increase artwork, engraving and quality-control work for the Mint.","Statutory basis and authorship are confined to the Minister under subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965 (preamble), which concentrates decision authority.","Commencement on gazettal (s 2) creates immediate operational deadlines for implementation once published.","The Determination clarifies diameter measurement (s 3(2)), which reduces but does not eliminate technical ambiguity for measuring devices and compliance checks.","Clause preserving other determinations (s 4) requires cross-checking existing specifications to avoid overlap or inconsistency with prior Determinations.","Manufacturing features such as shape (circular vs dodecahedral) and edge types (E1, E3, E4) impose specific tooling and production constraints (Schedule 1, Part 1; Part 2 items 201–205)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination, made by the Minister under the Currency Act, sets precise technical specifications for a list of Australian coins — denomination, metal composition, standard weight (with allowable variation), maximum diameter and thickness, edge, shape and the exact obverse/reverse designs — as recorded in Schedule 1. It takes effect on gazettal (s 2) and expressly does not alter any other coin specifications (s 4).\n\nThe Minister makes the specification (preamble); the Royal Australian Mint must produce coins to these standards and anyone verifying legal tender will use these physical features and inscriptions to identify the coins (s 3; Schedule 1)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination remains tightly focused on its original purpose: specifying technical details for a discrete set of commemorative coins. It does not expand beyond the Currency Act 1965's framework for coin specification."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy reliance on coded symbols (S1, E4, R266, etc.) requiring cross-referencing to Part 2 for interpretation","Dense tabular format with nested sub-items (e.g., item 214 has four levels of nested lettering: (a), (b)(i)-(iv), (c), (d)(i)-(v))","Technical specifications requiring precise measurements (weights to 2 decimal places, tolerances with ± symbols)","Multiple cross-references between Schedule 1 (specifications) and Part 2 (symbol explanations)","Unusual formatting artifacts in the source text (XML fragments, image references) that obscure readability"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a technical legal instrument that sets out the exact physical specifications for ten special commemorative coins to be minted by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001. It covers:\n\n**What it does:**\n- Specifies the precise weight, size, shape, metal composition, and design for each coin\n- Uses a code system (like S1 for circular, E1 for milled edge) that is explained in a lookup table\n\n**The coins covered:**\n- **Six $5 silver coins** celebrating Federation-era figures (politicians like Edmund Barton, Henry Parkes, and women's suffrage campaigners)\n- **One 20 cent coin** for Queensland's Centenary of Federation\n- **One $1 coin** for the International Year of Volunteers\n- **One 20 cent coin** for Norfolk Island's Centenary of Federation\n- **One 50 cent coin** also for Norfolk Island's Centenary of Federation\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily the Royal Australian Mint (which must manufacture to these specs)\n- Collectors and the public who use or collect these commemorative coins\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this determination, these coins cannot be legally minted as Australian currency. The document ensures each coin meets strict standards so they can be trusted as legal tender and recognised as genuine Australian currency."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2001-no-1","history":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2001-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2001-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2001-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2001-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2001-no-1/documents"}}