{"id":"F2015L00169","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 2)","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2015-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438242,"registerId":"F2015L00169-fast-fetch-1775954745570","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 2)","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![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCurrency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 2)\n\nI, Kelly O’Dwyer, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make the following determination under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated      13 February                  2015 \n\nKelly O’Dwyer\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name of determination\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Specification of denominations and standard compositions\n\n6 Standard weight, design and dimension of coins\n\nSchedule 1—Standard weight, design and dimension of coins 2\n\nPart 1—Specifications of coins 2\n\n1 Specifications..........................................2\n\nPart 2—Explanation of symbols 3\n\n2 Symbols used in Part 1....................................3\n\n \n\n1  Name of determination\n\n  This determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 2).\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This determination is made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this determination:\n\nAct means the Currency Act 1965.\n\n5  Specification of denominations and standard compositions\n\n (1) This section is made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.\n\n (2) The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this determination commences, as if:\n\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 determination; and\n\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 determination.\n\n (3) This section does not affect any other determination made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.\n\n6  Standard weight, design and dimension of coins\n\n (1) This section is made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act.\n\n (2) On and after the day when this determination commences, each item of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified in the Schedule to the Act.\n\n (3)   Each item of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 explains a symbol used to describe the design of coins specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.\n\n (4) This section does not affect any other determination made under subsection 13A(1) of the Act.\n\nSchedule 1—Standard weight, design and dimension of coins\n\nNote: See sections 5 and 6.\n\nPart 1—Specifications of coins\n\n \n\n1  Specifications\n\n  Each item of the following table specifies the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of a coin.\n\n \n\n- Specifications of coins\n- Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Maximum diameter (mm) or other dimension Maximum thickness (mm) Shape Edge Obverse Reverse\n- 1 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.12 3.46 S1 E1 O1 R1\n- 2 20c Copper and nickel 11.30 ± 0.78 28.65 2.92 S1 E2 O1 R2\n- 3 50c Copper and nickel with gold plating 15.55 ± 0.96 31.65 3.16 S2 E3 O1 R3\n- 4 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.12 3.46 S1 E1 O2 R4\n- 5 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.12 3.46 S1 E1 O2 R5\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPart 2—Explanation of symbols\n\n \n\n2  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 \n\n- Explanation of symbols used in Part 1\n- Item Design Feature Symbol Explanation\n- 1 Shape S1 Circular\n- 2 Shape S2 Dodecagonal\n- 3 Edge E1 Interrupted milling\n- 4 Edge E2 Continuously milled\n- 5 Edge E3 Plain\n- 6 Obverse O1 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:\n\n1. ‘ELIZABETH II’;\n2. ‘AUSTRALIA’;\n3. the inscription, in numerals, of a year;\n4. ‘IRB’.\n- 7 Obverse O2 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:\n\n1. ‘ELIZABETH II’;\n2. ‘AUSTRALIA’;\n3. the inscription, in numerals, of a year;\n4. Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by ‘DOLLAR’, or ‘DOLLARS’ as the case requires;\n5. ‘IRB’;\n6. 2 representations of a dot.\n- 8 Reverse R1 A design consisting of:\n\n1. in the centre, a stylised representation of a red flower; and\n2. in the background, stylised representations of flowers; and\n3. in the foreground, stylised representations of the contour of flowers; and\n4. a series of raised beads and stylised representations of a flower, arranged in a repetitive pattern inside the rim of the coin; and\n5. the following:\n 1. ‘1 DOLLAR’;\n 2. ‘WWI-WAR HEROES’.\n- 9 Reverse R2 A design consisting of:\n\n1. a central circle containing a stylised representation of King John’s seal and the following:\n 1. ‘20’;\n 2. ‘1215-2015’;\n 3. ‘MAGNA CARTA’; and\n2. surrounding the central circle, the following:\n 1. a stylised representation of a cross;\n 2. the inscription ‘IOhᾹNNԐS’, followed by 3 dots positioned in a vertical line;\n 3. the inscription ‘DЄI’, followed by 3 dots positioned in a vertical line;\n 4. the inscription ‘GRᾹCIᾹ’, followed by 3 dots positioned in a vertical line;\n 5. the inscription ‘ᾹNGLIЄ’, followed by 3 dots positioned in a vertical line;\n 6. the inscription ‘DOMINVS’, followed by 3 dots positioned in a vertical line;\n 7. ‘ҺIBЄRNIЄ’.\n- 10 Reverse R3 A design consisting of:\n\n1. a gold plated representation of the arms of the Commonwealth; and\n2. the following:\n 1. ‘50’;\n 2. the designer’s initials ‘SD’.\n- 11 Reverse R4 A design consisting of:\n\n1. a central circle; and\n2. surrounding the central circle, an ornamental border comprising a stylised coloured representation of soil and foliage; and\n3. in the foreground and partially obscuring the central circle and border, the following:\n 1. a representation of a donkey wearing a band on its forehead featuring a cross;\n 2. a cross containing the number ‘1915’.\n- 12 Reverse R5 A design consisting of:\n\n1. a stylised coloured representation of a barometer, including the numbers ‘5’, ‘29’, ‘5’, ‘30’, ‘1000’, ‘1’, ‘950’, ‘960’, ‘970’, ‘980’, ‘990’, ‘1000’, ‘1010’ and ‘1020’; and\n2. in the foreground and partially obscuring the barometer, a stylised representation of a gun containing the following:\n 1. a stylised representation of a cat;\n 2. ‘V’;\n 3. ‘S’;\n 4. ‘M’;\n 5. ‘TEEL’;\n 6. ‘12149’.\n\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument amends the Currency Act 1965 by specifying denominations and their standard compositions (s 5(2)(a)–(b)) and by prescribing standard weights, allowable variations, designs and dimensions for listed coins (s 6(2) and Schedule 1). It does not disturb other determinations made under the same Act (ss 5(3), 6(4))."},"complexity_factors":["Technical specifications in Schedule 1 (Part 1): precise weights, allowable variations, diameters and thicknesses require measurement and quality control by the Mint (see Schedule 1, Part 1 table).","Design-coding system: symbols (S1, E1, O1, R1 etc.) map to descriptive entries in Schedule 1 Part 2; users must cross-reference both parts to interpret a coin's legal design (see Schedule 1 Part 1 and Part 2).","Multiple entries for the same denomination (three $1 items with different reverse/obverse entries) create potential for operational complexity in production and circulation (Schedule 1 items 1, 4, 5).","Legal effect via amendments to the Act's Schedule: section 5(2)(a)–(b) makes these specifications operate 'as if' included in the Schedule to the Currency Act 1965, so the technical table has statutory force (see s 5).","Limited scope/change guardrails: sections 5(3) and 6(4) expressly state the determination does not affect other determinations made under the same Act, constraining wider legal impact (see ss 5(3), 6(4)).","Interplay with the Currency Act: the determination is made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1), so understanding its effect requires reading those Act provisions alongside this instrument (see ss 3, 5 and 6)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination adds specific coin types to the Currency Act 1965 by naming denominations and fixing their metal composition, standard weight (with allowable variation), shape, edge, obverse and reverse designs, and dimensions. It tells the Royal Australian Mint what physical coins may be produced and sets the legal specifications that businesses, banks and the public rely on when accepting or handling Australian coins."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: specifying technical details for particular commemorative coins. It does not expand beyond the Currency Act's framework for coin specification."},"complexity_factors":["Simple tabular structure with clear itemised specifications","Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section (section 4)","Straightforward cross-references to the parent Currency Act 1965","No nested exceptions or conditional logic—just direct technical specifications","Limited scope: only 5 specific coin types with fixed attributes","Uses symbolic notation (S1, E1, O1, R1 etc.) which requires cross-referencing to Part 2, but this is clearly explained"],"plain_english_summary":"This law authorises the Royal Australian Mint to produce five specific 2015 commemorative coins and prescribes their precise metal composition, weight, dimensions and designs. It affects the Mint (which must meet the specifications) and collectors/the public who may acquire the coins as legal tender. By setting strict technical and design standards the measure ensures the coins are authentic currency and will function reliably in circulation and vending machines."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2015-no-2","history":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2015-no-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2015-no-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2015-no-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2015-no-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2015-no-2/documents"}}