{"id":"F2018L01407","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 6) 2018","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-no-6-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98092,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01407-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 (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 6) 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 the purposes of 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 the purposes of 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 the purposes of 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 are specified in that item.\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 (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 (5) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for the purposes of 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

Dodecagonal

3

Shape

S3

Circular concave

4

Edge

E1

Interrupted milling

5

Edge

E2

Plain

6

Edge

E3

Continuously milled

7

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) ‘IRB’.

8

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) ‘JC’.

9

Obverse

O3

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

  1. ‘. ELIZABETH II .’;
  2. ‘AUSTRALIA .’;
  3. Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by ‘DOLLARS’;
  4. ‘IRB’;

all enclosed by an ornamental border, including representations of phases of the moon and a stylised representation of a monkey, a rooster, a dog, a pig, a rat, an ox, a tiger, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a horse and a goat.

10

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’;

(d) ‘IRB’;

all enclosed by eucalyptus leaves, flowers and gumnuts.

11

Obverse

O5

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’.

12

Obverse

O6

A design consisting of:

  1. at the bottom of the face of the coin, a circle enclosing the following:
  1. an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II;
  2. ‘IRB’;
  3. ‘ELIZABETH II’;
  4. ‘AUSTRALIA 2019’; and
  1. in the background and enclosed by a circle, a partially obscured representation of a transcript; and
  2. a representation of the moon; and
  3. a representation of the Parkes radio telescope positioned on a stylised representation of a part of the Earth; and
  4. the following:
  1. ‘ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS’;
  2. ‘AWB’.

13

Obverse

O7

A design consisting of:

(a) at the bottom of the face of the coin, a circle enclosing the following:

  1. an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II;
  2. ‘IRB’;
  3. ‘ELIZABETH II’;
  4. ‘AUSTRALIA 2019’; and
  1. in the background and enclosed by a circle, a partially obscured representation of a transcript; and
  2. a representation of the moon; and
  3. a representation of the Parkes radio telescope positioned on a stylised representation of a part of the planet Earth; and
  4. the following:
  1. ‘FIVE DOLLARS’;
  2. ‘AWB’.

14

Reverse

R1

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing a stylised representation of the Mr. Squiggle character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends; and

(b) surrounding that central circle, the following:

  1. a series of yellow, teal and red coloured stripes arranged in a repetitive circular pattern;
  2. 3 concentric circles; and

(c) on the left, a stylised representation of a rocket in flight, a cloud, 3 stars and a crescent moon; and

(d) on the right, a stylised representation of a rocket in flight, a cloud, a circle, 2 stars and a crescent moon; and

(e) a stylised representation of a shooting star; and

(f) the following:

  1. ‘TWO DOLLARS’;
  2. ‘Mr SQUIGGLE’.

15

Reverse

R2

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing a stylised representation of the Blackboard character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends; and

(b) surrounding that central circle, the following:

  1. a series of blue, black and white coloured stripes arranged in a repetitive circular pattern;
  2. 3 concentric circles; and

(c) on the left, 6 squiggles; and

(d) on the right, 5 squiggles; and

(e) the following:

  1. ‘TWO DOLLARS’;
  2. ‘BLACKBOARD’;
  3. ‘Mr SQUIGGLE’.

16

Reverse

R3

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing a stylised representation of Gus, the snail character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends, wherein Gus is positioned over a cloud; and

(b) surrounding that central circle, the following:

  1. a series of pink, orange and teal coloured stripes arranged in a repetitive circular pattern;
  2. 3 concentric circles; and

(c) on the left, 3 stylised representations of a flower; and

(d) on the right, 3 stylised representations of a flower; and

(e) the following:

  1. ‘TWO DOLLARS’;
  2. ‘GUS’;
  3. ‘Mr SQUIGGLE’.

17

Reverse

R4

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing a stylised representation of the Bill Steamshovel character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends, wherein Bill Steamshovel is positioned over a cloud; and

(b) surrounding that central circle, the following:

  1. a series of yellow, orange and green coloured stripes arranged in a repetitive circular pattern;
  2. 3 concentric circles; and

(c) stylised representations of steam, including 4 stylised representations of steam rising; and

(d) the following:

  1. ‘TWO DOLLARS’;
  2. ‘BILL’;
  3. ‘Mr SQUIGGLE’.

18

Reverse

R5

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of the Mr. Squiggle character from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends, wherein Mr Squiggle is riding on a rocket;

(b) emanating from that rocket, a stylised representation the following:

  1. smoke;
  2. gas streams;
  3. a cow;
  4. a mouse holding a flower;
  5. 2 stars and a star with a smiling face;
  6. an octopus with a hat, holding 2 balloons;
  7. a crab holding an ice-cream cone;
  8. 2 snails;
  9. the head of a dog with a bone;
  10. the head of a koala with leaves;
  11. an ice-cream cove;
  12. a fish
  13. a rooster;
  14. a cat;
  15. a bird;
  16. an elephant with a bandage and hat; and

(c) on the right, a stylised representation of a crescent moon, 6 stars, dots and irregular shapes; and

(d) the following:

  1. ‘1 DOLLAR’;
  2. ‘60 YEARS OF Mr SQUIGGLE’.

19

Reverse

R6

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of the following characters from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series – Mr. Squiggle and Friends:

  1. Rocket in flight;
  2. Gus the snail;
  3. Mr. Squiggle holding 4 balloons in left hand and 2 balloons tied to his right leg;
  4. Blackboard with 4 balloons tied to his left leg;
  5. Bill Steamshovel; and

(c) a stylised representation of a crescent moon, wherein the moon is smiling; and

(d) in the background, a semicircular shape; and

(d) the following:

  1. ‘1 DOLLAR’;
  2. ‘60 YEARS OF Mr SQUIGGLE’.

20

Reverse

R7

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of a crescent moon, wherein the moon is smiling; and

(b) representations of streams of gas emanating from 2 stars; and

(c) a stylised representation of a stream of fire and gas emanating from a rocket in flight; and

(d) a series of stars, circles and irregular shapes; and

(e) ‘1’.

21

Reverse

R8

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and

(b) ‘1 DOLLAR’;

(c) a representation of the head of a panda enclosed by a square.

22

Reverse

R9

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and

(b) the following:

  1. ‘1 DOLLAR’;
  2. ‘35’.

23

Reverse

R10

A design consisting of:

  1. a representation of a grassy landscape; and
  2. positioned in that landscape a representation of a kangaroo facing right and a kangaroo with a joey in its pouch; and
  3. on the left, a representation of a tree shedding leaves; and
  4. on the right, a representation of a tree with flowers; and
  5. the following:
  1. ‘ONE DOLLAR’;
  2. ‘1oz .999 Ag’;
  3. ‘F15’ enclosed by a square;
  4. ‘SMS’.

24

Reverse

R11

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a pig splashing mud; and

(b) in the background, a representation of a fence; and

(c) the Chinese character pronounced ‘zhū’ under the Pinyin system and meaning pig; and

(d) the following:

  1. ‘2019’;
  2. a stylised representation of the designer’s initials ‘AB’;
  3. ‘1oz .9999 Au’.

25

Reverse

R12

As for item 24, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/2oz .9999 Au’.

26

Reverse

R13

As for item 24, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/4oz .9999 Au’.

27

Reverse

R14

As for item 24, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/10oz .9999 Au’.

28

Reverse

R15

As for item 24, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/20oz .9999 Au’.

29

Reverse

R16

A design consisting of:

  1. in the background, representations of eucalyptus leaves, a eucalyptus flower and gumnuts; and
  2. in the foreground, a representation of a kangaroo facing left; and
  3. a representation of the Star of Federation; and
  4. the following:
  1. ‘AUSTRALIA’;
  2. ‘2019’;
  3. ‘1oz .9999 Au’;

all enclosed by an ornamental border incorporating dots and lines.

30

Reverse

R17

As for item 29, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/2oz .9999 Au’.

31

Reverse

R18

As for item 29, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/4oz .9999 Au’.

32

Reverse

R19

As for item 29, replacing the reference in subparagraph d(iii) to

‘1oz .9999 Au’ with ‘1/10oz .9999 Au’.

33

Reverse

R20

A design consisting of:

  1. a circular border enclosing a representation of a sunrise above a body of water; and
  2. in the foreground, a representation of a bottlenose dolphin; and
  3. the following:
  1. ‘BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN’;
  2. ‘1 oz .999’;
  3. ‘FINE SILVER’.

34

Reverse

R21

A design consisting of:

  1. in the centre, a representation of a pig and 2 piglets positioned in a grassy field; and
  2. in the background a representation of a fence, a windmill and a farmhouse; and
  3. a representation of the Chinese character pronounced ‘zhū’ under the Pinyin system and meaning pig; and
  4. an ornamental border; and
  5. the following
  1. ‘2019 LUNAR YEAR OF THE PIG’;
  2. ‘ONE DOLLAR’;
  3. ‘1oz .999 Ag’.

35

Reverse

R22

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of an echidna; and

(b) the following:

  1. ‘5’;
  2. ‘SD’.

36

Reverse

R23

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a lyrebird; and

(b) the following:

  1. ‘10’;
  2. ‘SD’.

37

Reverse

R24

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a platypus in water; and

(b) the following:

  1. ‘20’;
  2. ‘SD’.

38

Reverse

R25

A design consisting of:

  1. a representation of the arms of the Commonwealth; and
  2. the following:
  1. ‘50’;
  2. ‘SD’.

39

Reverse

R26

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and

(b) ‘1 DOLLAR’.

40

Reverse

R27

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of the head and shoulders of a traditional Aboriginal Australian; and

(b) a representation of the Southern Cross constellation; and

  1. a representation of Australian flora; and
  2. ‘2 DOLLARS’.

41

Reverse

R28

A design consisting of:

  1. a lunar landscape including a stylised representation of the surface of the moon, an astronaut, footprints and the Apollo 11 lunar capsule; and
  2. a curved stripe emanating from that capsule; and
  3. a representation of the Earth positioned over a curved stripe; and
  4. the following:
  1. the words ‘50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LUNAR LANDING’ superimposed on a curved stripe;
  2. ‘AWB’;
  3. ‘1 oz .9999 Au’.

42

Reverse

R29

A design consisting of:

  1. a lunar landscape including a stylised representation of the surface of the moon, an astronaut, footprints and the Apollo 11 lunar capsule; and
  2. a curved stripe emanating from that capsule; and
  3. a coloured representation of the Earth positioned over a curved stripe; and
  4. the following:
  1. the words ‘50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LUNAR LANDING’ superimposed on a curved stripe;
  2. ‘AWB’;
  3. ‘1 oz .999 Ag’.
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