{"id":"F2018L01202","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 5) 2018","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-no-5-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439741,"registerId":"F2018L01202-fast-fetch-1775955647963","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 5) 2018","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 (No. 5) 2018\n\nI, Kelly O’Dwyer, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, make the following determination.\n\nDated 28 August 2018\n\nKelly O’Dwyer\n\nMinister for Revenue and Financial Services\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Specification of denominations and standard compositions\n\n6 Standard weight, design and dimensions of coins\n\nSchedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimensions of coins of specified denominations\n\nPart 1—Specifications of coins\n\n1 Specifications\n\nPart 2—Explanation of symbols\n\n2 Symbols used in Part 1\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 5) 2018.\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Currency Act 1965.\n\n5  Specification of denominations and standard compositions\n\n (1) This section is made for the purposes of paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.\n\n (2) The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this instrument 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 instrument; 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 instrument.\n\n (3) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for the purposes of paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.\n\n6  Standard weight, design and dimensions of coins\n\n (1) This section is made for the purposes of subsection 13A(1) of the Act.\n\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 are specified in that item.\n\n (3) A reference in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the maximum diameter or other dimension of a coin that is circular concave is a reference to the shortest diameter of the coin.\n\n (4) 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\n (5) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for the purposes of subsection 13A(1) of the Act.                           \n\nSchedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimensions of coins of specified denominations\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 composition, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of a coin whose denomination and standard composition are specified in that item.\n\n \n\n- Specifications of coins\n- Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Maximum diameter or other dimension (mm) 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 $1 At least 99.9% silver 11.66 + 0.30 25.20 3.25 S1 E1 O1 R1\n- 3 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.12 3.46 S1 E1 O2 R2\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 Edge E1 Interrupted milling\n- 3 Obverse O1 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) ‘ELIZABETH II .’;(b) ‘AUSTRALIA’;(c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; (d) ‘JC’.\n- 4 Obverse O2 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’;(b) ‘AUSTRALIA’;(c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year;(d) ‘. 1 DOLLAR .’;(e) ‘IRB’.\n- 5 Reverse R1 A design consisting of:(a) an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the initials ‘IRB’; and(b) the following:\n\n1. ‘AUSTRALIAN COINAGE PORTRAIT 1998 - 2019’;\n2. ‘. ONE DOLLAR .’.\n- 6 Reverse R2 A design consisting of:(a) in the upper sector, a coloured semicircle containing 2 white dotted lines, 2 grey dotted lines and 2 yellow dotted lines, all superimposed on a black background; and(b) superimposed on that coloured semicircle, a representation of a male athlete in a crouch start position, wearing running blades; and(c) below that athlete, a horizontal line; and(d) a representation of the word ‘Sydney’ and the number ‘13’ in braille print; and(e) 3 horizontal lines and 2 vertical lines; and (f) the following:\n\n1. ‘INVICTUS GAMES’;\n2. ‘SYDNEY 2018’;\n3. ‘AS’.\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":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the substantive scope of the Currency Act. It exercises delegated authority to specify technical standards and to insert those specifications into the Act’s Schedule. It authorises multiple $1 coin variants (base metal, silver bullion, commemorative design) but does so within the Act’s existing powers (see ss3,5–6 and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Technical specifications for multiple $1 coin variants (metal composition, standard weight and allowable variation, diameter, thickness, shape, edge) set out in Schedule 1, Part 1.","The instrument operates by adding entries to the Schedule of the Currency Act 1965 rather than creating standalone new statutory duties (see s5(2)(a),(b)).","Design descriptions are encoded by symbol references explained separately, including a detailed pictorial/colour/braille commemorative reverse (Schedule 1, Part 2).","Statutory cross‑references to delegated powers under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965 establish the instrument’s authority (s3; ss5–6).","Operational details affecting implementation: commencement timing, a special rule for measuring concave coin diameter, and explicit non‑derogation clauses (ss2,6(3),6(5)).","Presence of multiple authorised variants for the same denomination (base metal standard, 99.9% silver bullion, commemorative design) increases producers’ and assayers’ compliance checks (Schedule 1 items 1–3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the technical, legal specifications for Australian $1 coins: authorised metal compositions, standard weights (with tolerances), diameters/thickness, shape, edge type and the approved obverse and reverse designs. Made under the Currency Act 1965, it adds those specifications into the Act’s Schedule so the Royal Australian Mint, coin producers, banks, bullion dealers, and collectors know which $1 variants are authorised and what measurements and designs must be met."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: prescribing specifications for specific coin denominations. It does not expand beyond the technical minting authorisation function established by the Currency Act 1965."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 defined terms and concepts across the entire instrument","Simple tabular structure in Schedule 1 with straightforward cross-referencing between Parts 1 and 2","No nested exceptions or conditional logic—just direct specification of coin attributes","Minimal cross-referencing: only references to the parent Currency Act 1965 and internal references between sections 5-6 and Schedule 1","Single-purpose instrument with linear operation (commencement → specification → technical details)","Highly standardised format typical of Royal Australian Mint determinations"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Royal Australian Mint to strike three specific $1 coins — a standard copper‑aluminium‑nickel circulating dollar, a 99.9% silver collector coin, and a commemorative $1 for the 2018 Sydney Invictus Games — and prescribes their physical specifications and designs. It makes those coins lawful tender, affects the Mint, collectors, merchants and the public, and notably authorises Australia’s first circulating coin with braille for the Invictus Games."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-no-5-2018","history":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-no-5-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-no-5-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-no-5-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-no-5-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-no-5-2018/documents"}}