{"id":"F2012L00095","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1)","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2012-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":142315,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00095-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nCurrency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1)\n\nas amended\n\nmade under subsection 13A (1) of the\n\nCurrency Act 1965\n\nThis compilation was prepared on 22 January 2013 \ntaking into account amendments up to Currency Legislation (Royal Australian Mint) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1)\n\nPrepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra\n\nContents\n\n1 Name of Determination \\[see Note 1\\]\n\n2 Commencement \\[see Note 1\\]\n\n3 Definitions\n\n4 Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design\n\n5 Application of Determination\n\nSchedule 1\n\nPart 1 Specifications of coin\n\nPart 2 Explanation of symbols\n\nNotes\n\n1 Name of Determination \\[see Note 1\\]\n\nThis Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement \\[see Note 1\\]\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct means the Currency Act 1965.\n\n4 Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design\n\n(1) For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, each item in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item (being a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified, in the Schedule to the Act):\n\n(a) the coin’s standard weight; and\n\n(b) the allowable variation from that standard weight; and\n\n(c) the coin’s dimensions; and\n\n(d) the coin’s design.\n\n(2) A reference in Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is, for a coin that is circular concave, a reference to the shortest diameter of the coin.\n\n5 Application of Determination\n\nSection 4 does not affect any other determination of the standard weight and allowable variation, dimensions or design of a coin, made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.\n\nSchedule 1\n\n(section 4)\n\nPart 1 Specifications of coin\n\n```html\n

Item

Denomination

Standard composition

Standard weight and allowable variation (g)

Dimensions

Design

Maximum diameter (mm)

Maximum thickness (mm)

Shape

Edge

Obverse

Reverse

1

50c

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.40

31.65

2.80

S2

E3

O1

R1

2

50c

Not less than 99.9% silver

18.24 ± 0.4

31.65

3.00

S2

E3

O1

R1

3

$5

Not less than 99.9% silver

31.10 + 1.00

40.50

8.30

S3

E3

O2

R2

4

$2

Copper, aluminium and nickel

6.60 ± 0.26

20.62

3.20

S1

E2

O1

R3

5

$1

Not less than 99.9% silver

11.94± 0.5

25.30

3.20

S1

E2

O3

R4

6

$5

Copper, aluminium, zinc and tin

20.00 ± 0.80

39.00

2.90

S1

E1

O1

R5

7

$1

Copper, aluminium and nickel

9.00 ± 0.28

25.12

2.80

S1

E2

O1

R6

\n```\n\nPart 2 Explanation of symbols\n\n| Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |\n| ---- | -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Shape | S1 | Circular |\n| 2 | Shape | S2 | Dodecagonal |\n| 3 | Shape | S3 | Circular concave |\n| 4 | Edge | E1 | Continuously milled |\n| 5 | Edge | E2 | Interrupted milling |\n| 6 | Edge | E3 | Plain |\n| 7 | Obverse | O1 | A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:‘IRB’;‘ELIZABETH II’;‘AUSTRALIA 2012’ |\n| 8 | Obverse | O2 | A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:‘IRB’;‘ELIZABETH II’;‘AUSTRALIA 2012’;‘. 5 DOLLARS .’ |\n| 9 | Obverse | O3 | A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:‘IRB’;‘ELIZABETH II’;‘AUSTRALIA 2012’;‘. 1 DOLLAR .’ |\n| 10 | Reverse | R1 | A design consisting of:a representation of 2 ballet‑dancers performing a dance; andthe following:‘fifty Years of the australian Ballet’;‘50’;a stylised representation of the designer’s initials ‘AB’ |\n| 11 | Reverse | R2 | A design consisting of:a stylised representation of a compass; andsuperimposed on the compass, a coloured, stylised representation of the constellation Crux in a field of stars; andthe following:‘NORTH’;‘SOUTH’;‘EAST’;‘WEST’;‘SOUTHERN SKY’;‘RA 12h 30m 00s’;‘CRUX’;‘DEC ‑60° 00’ 00”’ |\n| 12 | Reverse | R3 | A design consisting of:a central circle containing:the words ‘REMEMBRANCE DAY’ repeated and presented in 11 rows;the words ‘LEST WE FORGET’ in inverse order, repeated and presented in 11 rows; andsuperimposed on that text, a design consisting of a coloured representation of a red poppy flower; and2 representations of a poppy flower; andthe following:‘TWO DOLLARS’;‘REMEMBRANCE’ |\n| 13 | Reverse | R4 | A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:‘AUSTRALIAN DECIMAL CURRENCY EFFIGIES’;‘MACHIN ‑ 1966’ |\n| 14 | Reverse | R5 | A design consisting of:in the foreground, a representation of Perth Town Hall; andin the background, and partially covered by the building:a representation of an archway;a representation of foliage;a representation of a cloud;a horizontal line; anda stylised representation of a bird; andthe following:‘FIVE DOLLARS’;the designer’s initials ‘AS’ |\n| 15 | Reverse | R6 | A design consisting of:a representation of 3 ears of wheat tied by a ribbon; andan ornamental border; andthe following:‘20’;‘12’;‘AUSTRALIA’;‘ONE DOLLAR’;‘C’;the designer’s initials ‘K’ and ‘G’;a circle enclosing a stylised representation of a flower |\n\n> Notes to the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1)\n\n> Note 1\n\n> Note: The Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1) (in force under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Instruments\n\n| Title | Date of FRLI registration | Date ofcommencement | Application, saving ortransitional provisions |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |\n| Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1) | 30 Jan 2012 (see F2012L00095) | 31 Jan 2012 | |\n| Currency Legislation (Royal Australian Mint) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1) | 10 Sept 2012 (see F2012L01853) | S. 4 and Schedule 2:31 Jan 2012 | — |\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Amendments\n\n```html\n

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Schedule 1

Part 1

Part 1................

am. 2012 No. 1

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