Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1)

This instrument, the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1), is a legislative determination made under the Currency Act 1965. It is dated 11 February 2015 and signed by Kelly O’Dwyer, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer. The instrument commences the day after registration, per section 2. Its legal effect is to specify, for the purposes of the Currency Act, particular coin denominations, the standard composition of those coins, and the standard weight, allowable weight tolerance, design and dimensions of each coin listed in the Schedule to this determination.

Mechanically the determination operates in two linked ways. First, section 5(2) states that the Currency Act 1965 has effect, from commencement, as if references to the denominations specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this determination were included in the Schedule to the Currency Act, and as if opposite each such denomination in the Schedule to the Act there were specified the standard composition given in Part 1 of Schedule 1. Second, section 6(2) provides that, from commencement, each item of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies the standard weight, allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of the coin whose denomination and standard composition are specified in that item.

The Schedule is comprehensive. Part 1 is a long itemised table that lists 134 separate coin specifications. Each line records: the denomination (face value), the standard composition (for example "At least 99.99% gold", "At least 99.9% silver", or "Aluminium and bronze"), the standard weight in grams together with the allowable variation, maximum diameter or other dimension, maximum thickness, shape symbol, edge symbol, obverse symbol and reverse symbol (for interpretation). Part 2 is a keyed legend that explains the symbol codes used in Part 1 for shapes (S1-S3), edges (E1-E3), obverse designs (O1-O15) and reverse designs (R1-R69). Sections 5(3) and 6(4) explicitly state that this determination does not affect other provisions of a determination made for the same enabling paragraphs and subsections of the Currency Act, so earlier determinations under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act remain in place unless varied elsewhere.

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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1)

I, Kelly O’Dwyer, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make the following determination.

Dated 11 February 2015

Kelly O’Dwyer

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Specification of denominations and standard compositions

6 Standard weight, design and dimension of coins

Schedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimension of coins

Part 1—Specifications of coins

1 Specifications

Part 2—Explanation of symbols

2 Symbols used in Part 1

1 Name

This is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Currency Act 1965.

5 Specification of denominations and standard compositions

(1) This section is made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.

(2) The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this determination commences, as if:

(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

(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.

(3) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.

6 Standard weight, design and dimension of coins

(1) This section is made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act.

(2) On and after the day on which this determination commences, each item of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this determination specifies the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of the coin whose denomination and standard composition is specified in that item.

(3) Each item of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this determination explains a symbol used to describe the design of coins specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.

(4) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act.

Schedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimension of coins

Note: See sections 5 and 6.

Part 1—Specifications of coins

1 Specifications

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.

Specifications of coins
Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Maximum diameter (mm) or other dimension Maximum thickness (mm) Shape Edge Obverse Reverse
1 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 20.60 2.00 S1 E1 O1 R1
2 $500 At least 99.99% gold 155.563 ± 0.030 50.50 5.50 S1 E1 O1 R2
3 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 20.60 2.00 S1 E1 O1 R2
4 $15 At least 99.99% gold 3.133 ± 0.022 16.60 1.50 S1 E1 O1 R2
5 $200 At least 99.99% gold 62.265 ± 0.050 36.60 6.00 S1 E1 O1 R2
6 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.162 ± 0.055 27.30 5.00 S1 E1 O1 R2
7 $30 At least 99.9% silver 1002.502 ± 1.500 100.60 14.60 S1 E1 O1 R3
8 $8 At least 99.9% silver 156.673 ± 1.000 50.60 12.50 S1 E1 O1 R4
9 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 32.60 6.00 S1 E1 O1 R4
10 $30 At least 99.9% silver 1002.502 ± 1.500 100.60 14.60 S1 E1 O2 R5
11 $10 At least 99.9% silver 312.347 ± 1.000 75.60 8.70 S1 E1 O2 R6
12 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R6
13 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O2 R6
14 10c At least 99.9% silver 3.268 ± 0.133 20.60 2.00 S1 E1 O2 R6
15 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R7
16 $8 At least 99.9% silver 156.673 ± 1.000 50.60 12.50 S1 E1 O1 R8
17 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 32.60 6.00 S1 E1 O1 R8
18 $30 At least 99.9% silver 1002.502 ± 1.500 100.60 14.60 S1 E1 O2 R9
19 $10 At least 99.9% silver 312.347 ± 1.000 75.60 8.70 S1 E1 O2 R10
20 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R10
21 $500 At least 99.99% gold 155.563 ± 0.030 50.50 5.50 S1 E1 O3 R11
22 $200 At least 99.99% gold 62.265 ± 0.050 36.60 6.00 S1 E1 O1 R12
23 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.162 ± 0.055 27.30 5.00 S1 E1 O1 R12
24 $3000 At least 99.99% gold 1000.350 ± 0.250 75.60 13.90 S1 E1 O3 R13
25 $500 At least 99.99% gold 155.563 ± 0.030 50.50 5.50 S1 E1 O3 R14
26 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 32.60 6.00 S1 E1 O1 R15
27 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.165 ± 0.053 32.60 2.80 S1 E1 O1 R16
28 $50 At least 99.99% gold 15.594 ± 0.040 25.60 2.40 S1 E1 O1 R16
29 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 20.60 2.00 S1 E1 O1 R16
30 $15 At least 99.99% gold 3.133 ± 0.022 16.60 1.50 S1 E1 O1 R16
31 $15 At least 91.67% gold 4.000 ± 0.006 20.00 1.60 S1 E1 O4 R17
32 $500 At least 99.99% gold 155.563 ± 0.030 50.50 5.50 S1 E1 O1 R18
33 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R19
34 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.162 ± 0.055 27.30 5.00 S1 E1 O5 R20
35 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 32.60 6.00 S1 E1 O6 R20
36 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O1 R21
37 $100 At least 99.95% platinum 31.185 ± 0.065 32.60 2.70 S1 E1 O1 R22
38 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 32.60 3.10 S1 E1 O2 R23
39 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R24
40 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.165 ± 0.053 39.34 2.50 S1 E1 O7 R25
41 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 22.60 2.20 S1 E1 O7 R25
42 $15 At least 99.99% gold 3.133 ± 0.022 18.60 2.00 S1 E1 O7 R25
43 $3000 At least 99.99% gold 1000.350 ± 0.250 100.60 9.00 S1 E1 O8 R26
44 $1000 At least 99.99% gold 311.317 ± 0.250 75.60 6.00 S1 E1 O7 R26
45 $200 At least 99.99% gold 62.265 ± 0.050 41.10 3.90 S1 E1 O7 R26
46 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.165 ± 0.053 39.34 2.50 S1 E1 O7 R26
47 $50 At least 99.99% gold 15.594 ± 0.040 30.60 2.50 S1 E1 O7 R26
48 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 22.60 2.20 S1 E1 O7 R26
49 $15 At least 99.99% gold 3.133 ± 0.022 18.60 2.00 S1 E1 O7 R26
50 $5 At least 99.99% gold 1.571 ± 0.015 14.60 1.40 S1 E1 O7 R26
51 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.165 ± 0.053 39.34 2.50 S1 E1 O7 R27
52 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 22.60 2.20 S1 E1 O7 R27
53 $15 At least 99.99% gold 3.133 ± 0.022 18.60 2.00 S1 E1 O7 R27
54 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.165 ± 0.053 39.34 2.50 S1 E1 O7 R28
55 $50 At least 99.99% gold 15.594 ± 0.040 30.60 2.50 S1 E1 O7 R28
56 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 22.60 2.20 S1 E1 O7 R28
57 $15 At least 99.99% gold 3.133 ± 0.022 18.60 2.00 S1 E1 O7 R28
58 $5 At least 99.99% gold 1.571 ± 0.015 14.60 1.40 S1 E1 O7 R28
59 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.162 ± 0.055 27.30 5.00 S1 E1 O7 R25
60 $30 At least 99.9% silver 1002.502 ± 1.500 100.60 14.60 S1 E1 O9 R29
61 $8 At least 99.9% silver 156.673 ± 1.000 65.60 5.80 S1 E1 O10 R29
62 $2 At least 99.9% silver 62.770 ± 0.500 55.60 3.60 S1 E1 O10 R29
63 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 45.60 2.60 S1 E1 O10 R29
64 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O10 R29
65 $300 At least 99.9% silver 10015.000 ± 5.000 221.00 33.00 S1 E1 O9 R30
66 $30 At least 99.9% silver 1002.502 ± 1.500 100.60 14.60 S1 E1 O9 R30
67 $10 At least 99.9% silver 312.347 ± 1.000 85.60 6.60 S1 E1 O10 R30
68 $8 At least 99.9% silver 156.673 ± 1.000 65.60 5.80 S1 E1 O10 R30
69 $2 At least 99.9% silver 62.770 ± 0.500 55.60 3.60 S1 E1 O10 R30
70 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 45.60 2.60 S1 E1 O10 R30
71 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O10 R30
72 $30 At least 99.9% silver 1002.502 ± 1.500 100.60 14.60 S1 E1 O9 R31
73 $2 At least 99.9% silver 62.770 ± 0.500 55.60 3.60 S1 E1 O10 R31
74 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 45.60 2.60 S1 E1 O10 R31
75 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O10 R31
76 $30 At least 99.9% silver 1002.502 ± 1.500 100.60 14.60 S1 E1 O9 R32
77 $10 At least 99.9% silver 312.347 ± 1.000 85.60 6.60 S1 E1 O10 R32
78 $8 At least 99.9% silver 156.673 ± 1.000 65.60 5.80 S1 E1 O10 R32
79 $2 At least 99.9% silver 62.770 ± 0.500 55.60 3.60 S1 E1 O10 R32
80 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 45.60 2.60 S1 E1 O10 R32
81 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O10 R32
82 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 32.60 6.00 S1 E1 O10 R29
83 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 45.60 2.60 S1 E1 O10 R33
84 $30 At least 99.9% silver 1002.502 ± 1.500 100.60 14.60 S1 E1 O9 R34
85 $1 Aluminium and bronze 13.500 ± 1.000 30.60 3.10 S1 E1 O11 R35
86 $5 At least 99.99% gold 1.026 ± 0.025 11.60 1.50 S1 E1 O12 R36
87 $100 At least 99.99% gold 31.165 ± 0.053 39.34 2.50 S1 E1 O7 R37
88 $50 At least 99.99% gold 15.594 ± 0.040 30.60 2.50 S1 E1 O7 R37
89 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 22.60 2.20 S1 E1 O7 R37
90 $15 At least 99.99% gold 3.133 ± 0.022 18.60 2.00 S1 E1 O7 R37
91 $5 At least 99.99% gold 1.571 ± 0.015 14.60 1.40 S1 E1 O7 R37
92 $30 At least 99.9% silver 1002.502 ± 1.500 100.60 14.60 S1 E1 O9 R38
93 $10 At least 99.9% silver 312.347 ± 1.000 85.60 6.60 S1 E1 O10 R38
94 $8 At least 99.9% silver 156.673 ± 1.000 65.60 5.80 S1 E1 O10 R38
95 $2 At least 99.9% silver 62.770 ± 0.500 55.60 3.60 S1 E1 O10 R38
96 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 45.60 2.60 S1 E1 O10 R38
97 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O10 R38
98 $200 At least 99.99% gold 62.265 ± 0.050 41.10 3.90 S1 E1 O4 R39
99 $25 At least 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 20.60 2.00 S1 E1 O4 R40
100 $1 Aluminium and bronze 13.500 ± 1.000 30.60 3.10 S1 E1 O4 R41
101 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O1 R42
102 $1 Aluminium and bronze 13.500 ± 1.000 30.60 3.10 S1 E1 O4 R43
103 $1 Aluminium and bronze 13.500 ± 1.000 30.60 3.10 S1 E1 O11 R44
104 $1 Aluminium and bronze 13.500 ± 1.000 30.60 3.10 S1 E1 O4 R45
105 $1 Aluminium and bronze 13.500 ± 1.000 30.60 3.10 S1 E1 O4 R46
106 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O4 R47
107 $1 Aluminium and bronze 13.500 ± 1.000 30.60 3.10 S1 E1 O4 R48
108 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O10 R49
109 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 Wide 4.52 S2 E2 O4 R50
110 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 Wide 4.52 S2 E2 O4 R51
111 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 36.60 4.50 S1 E1 O13 R52
112 $1 Aluminium and bronze 13.500 ± 1.000 30.60 3.10 S1 E1 O4 R53
113 70c At least 99.9% silver 16.073 ± 0.500 26.60 x 37.60 2.00 S3 E3 O14 R54
114 $1 Aluminium and bronze 13.500 ± 1.000 30.60 3.10 S1 E1 O11 R55
115 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R56
116 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O2 R56
117 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O15 R57
118 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O15 R57
119 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R58
120 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O2 R58
121 $2 At least 99.99% gold 0.523 ± 0.023 11.60 0.70 S1 E1 O11 R59
122 $2 At least 99.99% gold 0.523 ± 0.023 11.60 0.70 S1 E1 O11 R60
123 $2 At least 99.99% gold 0.523 ± 0.023 11.60 0.70 S1 E1 O11 R61
124 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R62
125 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R63
126 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O10 R64
127 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R65
128 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O2 R65
129 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R66
130 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O2 R66
131 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R67
132 50c At least 99.9% silver 16.091 ± 0.500 36.60 2.30 S1 E1 O2 R67
133 $2 At least 99.99% gold 0.523 ± 0.023 11.60 0.70 S1 E1 O4 R68
134 $500 At least 91.67% gold 67.936 ± 0.050 36.60 7.00 S1 E1 O2 R69

Part 2—Explanation of symbols

2 Symbols used in Part 1

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.

Explanation of symbols used in Part 1
Item Design Feature Symbol Explanation
1 Shape S1 Circular
2 Shape S2 Stylised Australian Shape
3 Shape S3 Rectangular
4 Edge E1 Continuously milled
5 Edge E2 Plain
6 Edge E3 Serrated
7 Obverse O1 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 “DOLLAR” or “DOLLARS” as the case requires;(d) “IRB”
8 Obverse O2 A design consisting of a circle that surrounds an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the following:(a) “· ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA ·”;(c) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLAR”, “DOLLARS” or “CENTS” as the case requires;(d) “IRB”
9 Obverse O3 Immediately inside the rim a pattern of dots enclosing a design consisting of a circle that surrounds 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”
10 Obverse O4 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) “· ELIZABETH II”;(b) “· AUSTRALIA 2015 ·”;(c) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLAR” or “DOLLARS”, as the case requires;(d) “IRB”
11 Obverse O5 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) “ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “2015”;(d) “100 DOLLARS”;(e) “1oz 9999 GOLD”;(f) “IRB”
12 Obverse O6 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) “ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “2015”;(d) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLAR” or “CENTS” as the case requires;(e) “Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces, of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(f) “IRB”
13 Obverse O7 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) “ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “2016”;(d) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS”;(e) “Xoz 9999 GOLD” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces, of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(f) “IRB”
14 Obverse O8 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) “ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “2016”;(d) “3000 DOLLARS”;(e) “1KG 9999 GOLD”;(f) “IRB”
15 Obverse O9 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) “ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “2016”;(d) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS”;(e) “XKG 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in kilograms, of the coin, expressed as a whole number in Arabic numerals);(f) “IRB”
16 Obverse O10 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) “ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “2016”;(d) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS”, “DOLLAR” or “CENTS”, as the case requires;(e) “Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces, of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals)(f) “IRB”
17 Obverse O11 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) “· ELIZABETH II”;(b) “· AUSTRALIA 2016 ·”;(c) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLAR” or “DOLLARS” as the case requires;(d) “IRB”
18 Obverse O12 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) “ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “2016”;(d) “5 DOLLARS”;(e) “1 GRAM 9999 GOLD”;(f) “IRB”
19 Obverse O13 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by a pattern of lines and semicircles, and the following:(a) “ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “2015”;(d) “1oz 999 SILVER”;(e) “1 DOLLAR”;(f) “IRB”
20 Obverse O14 A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the following:(a) “ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “2015”;(d) “1/2oz 999 SILVER”;(e) “IRB”
21 Obverse O15 A design consisting of a circle that surrounds an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the following:(a) “· ELIZABETH II”;(b) “AUSTRALIA 2015 ·”;(c) Arabic numerals for the amount, in cents or dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “CENTS” or “DOLLAR”, as the case requires;(d) “IRB”
22 Reverse R1 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a koala sitting in the fork of a tree with leafy foliage and a landscape of hills, bush scrub and grasses, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOALA”;(b) “2015 1/4oz 9999 GOLD”;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
23 Reverse R2 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a koala climbing along a tree branch, with leafy foliage hanging above, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOALA”;(b) “2016 Xoz 9999 GOLD” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
24 Reverse R3 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a koala climbing along a tree branch, with leafy foliage hanging above, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOALA”;(b) “2016 1 KILO 999 SILVER”;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
25 Reverse R4 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a koala climbing along a tree branch, with leafy foliage hanging above, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOALA”;(b) “2016 Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin expressed as a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
26 Reverse R5 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a koala climbing along a tree branch, with leafy foliage hanging above, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOALA”;(b) “2016 1 KILO 999 SILVER”;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
27 Reverse R6 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a koala climbing along a tree branch, with leafy foliage hanging above, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOALA”;(b) “2016 Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
28 Reverse R7 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a gilded koala climbing along a tree branch, with leafy foliage hanging above, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOALA”;(b) “2016 1oz 999 SILVER”;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
29 Reverse R8 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a kookaburra perched on a fence post that has barbed wire attached to it, and a landscape of grasses and a leafless tree, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA”;(b) “2016 Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin expressed as a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
30 Reverse R9 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a kookaburra perched on a fence post that has barbed wire attached to it, and a landscape of grasses and a leafless tree, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA”;(b) “2016 1 KILO 999 SILVER”;(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
31 Reverse R10 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a kookaburra perched on a fence post that has barbed wire attached to it, and a landscape of grasses and a leafless tree, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA”;(b) “2016 Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin expressed as a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
32 Reverse R11 Immediately inside the rim a pattern of dots enclosing a design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of shapes representing stylised sunrays forming a circle around a kangaroo, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO”;(b) “5oz 9999 GOLD”;(c) “· 2015 ·”;(d) “RED KANGAROO”;(e) “P”
33 Reverse R12 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a half circle which partly encloses a representation of a bounding kangaroo superimposed over a landscape of leafy trees, grasses, a body of water and a full moon, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO”;(b) “2015 Xoz 9999 GOLD” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “WR”;(d) “P”
34 Reverse R13 Immediately inside the rim a pattern of dots enclosing a design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of shapes representing stylised sunrays forming a circle around a kangaroo, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO”;(b) “1 KILO 9999 GOLD”;(c) “· 2016 ·”;(d) “RED KANGAROO”;(e) “P”
35 Reverse R14 Immediately inside the rim a pattern of dots enclosing a design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of shapes representing stylised sunrays forming a circle around a kangaroo, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO”;(b) “5oz 9999 GOLD”;(c) “· 2016 ·”;(d) “RED KANGAROO”;(e) “P”
36 Reverse R15 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a kangaroo superimposed over a silhouette of a kangaroo and a horizon, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO”;(b) “2016 1oz 999 SILVER”;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
37 Reverse R16 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a kangaroo superimposed over a silhouette of a kangaroo and a horizon, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO”;(b) “2016 Xoz 9999 GOLD” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
38 Reverse R17 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a representation of an acacia wreath and a royal crown, and the following:(a) “PERTH MINT”;(b) “AUSTRALIA”;(c) “HALF SOVEREIGN”;(d) “P”
39 Reverse R18 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a representation of a galloping horse kicking up clumps of dirt, and a landscape consisting of a wooden fence, grassy fields with bushes on the horizon, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN STOCK HORSE”;(b) “2015 5oz 9999 GOLD”;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
40 Reverse R19 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a horse jumping an equestrian obstacle and a landscape consisting of a fence, grassy fields, bushes and hills, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN STOCK HORSE”;(b) “2015 1oz 999 SILVER”;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
41 Reverse R20 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a representation of a shark along with the fin of another shark surrounded in parts by stylised water, and the following:(a) “GREAT”;(b) “WHITE”;(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
42 Reverse R21 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a circle which encloses a representation of a crocodile, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN SALTWATER CROCODILE”;(b) “2015 1oz 999 SILVER”;(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
43 Reverse R22 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which encloses a representation of a platypus superimposed on underwater grasses and bubbles, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN PLATYPUS”;(b) “2016 1oz 9995 PLATINUM”;(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
44 Reverse R23 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle that in part surrounds a representation of a hammerhead shark, and the following:(a) “GREAT HAMMERHEAD SHARK”;(b) “2015 1/2oz 999 SILVER”;(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
45 Reverse R24 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of an Australian funnel‑web spider, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN FUNNEL‑WEB SPIDER”;(b) “2015 1oz 999 SILVER”;(c) “AH”;(d) “P”
46 Reverse R25 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a representation of a monkey sitting on the branch of a tree with the tree trunk to one side and leaves and a peach hanging above, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
47 Reverse R26 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a representation of a monkey sitting on the branch of a tree with the tree trunk to one side and leaves and a peach hanging above, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
48 Reverse R27 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a representation of a coloured monkey sitting on the branch of a tree with the tree trunk to one side and coloured leaves and a peach hanging above, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
49 Reverse R28 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a representation of a coloured monkey sitting on the branch of a tree with the tree trunk to one side and coloured leaves and a peach hanging above, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
50 Reverse R29 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a representation of an adult monkey and a young monkey holding a peach, sitting on a branch, with leafy foliage and a peach to the side, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
51 Reverse R30 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a representation of an adult monkey and a young monkey holding a peach, sitting on a branch, with leafy foliage and a peach to the side, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
52 Reverse R31 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a coloured representation of an adult monkey and a young monkey holding a peach, sitting on a branch, with coloured leafy foliage and a peach to the side, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
53 Reverse R32 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a coloured representation of an adult monkey and a young monkey holding a peach, sitting on a branch, with coloured leafy foliage and a peach to the side, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
54 Reverse R33 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a gilded representation of an adult monkey and a young monkey holding a peach, sitting on a branch, with leafy foliage and a peach to the side, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
55 Reverse R34 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a coloured representation of an adult monkey with a gem inset into one of its eyes, and a young monkey holding a peach, sitting on a branch, with coloured leafy foliage and a peach to the side, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
56 Reverse R35 A design, consisting of a representation of an adult monkey and a young monkey holding a peach, sitting on a branch, with leafy foliage and a peach to the side, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
57 Reverse R36 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of Sun Wukong, the monkey king, holding a peach in one hand and a staff with his other arm, and the following:(a) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(b) “P”
58 Reverse R37 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a stylised design consisting of a coloured representation of Sun Wukong, the monkey king, holding a peach in one hand and a staff with his other arm and a stylised landscape of mountains and coloured clouds, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “P”
59 Reverse R38 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a stylised design consisting of a coloured representation of Sun Wukong, the monkey king holding a staff, with a coloured monkey standing on coloured rocks to one side and another monkey holding a flag standing on coloured rocks on the other and a chair covered in a coloured tiger pelt and clouds in the foreground and background, and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “P”
60 Reverse R39 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a circle that surrounds a representation of The Queen’s Cypher (EIIR), which features the inscriptions “EIIR”, surmounted by St Edward’s Crown with a gemstone inset into the top cross‑pattée, and the following:(a) “H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II”;(b) “LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH”;(c) “2oz 9999 GOLD”;(d) “NM”;(e) “P”
61 Reverse R40 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a circle that surrounds a representation of The Queen’s Cypher (EIIR), which features the inscriptions “EIIR”, surmounted by St Edward’s Crown, and the following:(a) “H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II”;(b) “LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH”;(c) “1/4oz 9999 GOLD”;(d) “NM”;(e) “P”
62 Reverse R41 A design, consisting of a circle that surrounds a representation of The Queen’s Cypher (EIIR), which features the inscriptions “EIIR”, surmounted by St Edward’s Crown, and the following:(a) “H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II”;(b) “LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH”;(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
63 Reverse R42 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of:(a) an outline representing a map of Antarctica, surrounding a coloured representation of an elephant seal and multi coloured sky and a landscape featuring flatlands littered with rocks and a mountainous range in the background; and(b) a background polar grid pattern with some segments shaded and some segments unshaded—outside the map outline; and(c) the following:(i) “Australian Antarctic Territory”;(ii) “2015 ‑ ELEPHANT SEAL”;(iii) “1 OZ 99.9 SILVER”;(iv) “AH”;(v) “P”
64 Reverse R43 A design, consisting of a representation of a house and a lighthouse emitting light, atop a cliff, with rocks protruding from rough water near the base, and clouds on the horizon, and the following:(a) “CENTENARY”;(b) “OF THE”;(c) “AUSTRALIAN”;(d) “Lighthouse”;(e) “SERVICE”;(f) “WR”;(g) “P”
65 Reverse R44 A design consisting of:(a) a representation of 2 babies wearing eucalyptus nuts on their heads and sitting amid flowers and leaves; and(b) a stylised circle enclosing the following:(i) “May”;(ii) “Gibbs”; and(c) the following:(i) “Gumnut BabiesTM”;(ii) “100th ANNIVERSARY”;(iii) “©TNS & CPA”;(iv) “P”
66 Reverse R45 A design consisting of:(a) a representation of 2 babies wearing eucalyptus nuts on their heads sitting on a tree branch with a kookaburra wearing a bow perched to their side and leaves either side; and(b) a stylised circle enclosing the following:(i) “May”;(ii) “Gibbs”; and(c) the following:(i) “Snugglepot”;(ii) “& CuddlepieTM”;(iii) “©TNS & CPA”;(iv) “P”
67 Reverse R46 A design, consisting of:(a) a coloured representation of a person wearing a Father Christmas costume, sitting on a rock and holding a wrapped gift box in one hand, while holding a sack slung over his shoulder filled with gift boxes and toys in the other; and(b) a coloured representation of a landscape featuring a body of water, a sandy shoreline littered with wrapped gift boxes, leafy foliage, a palm tree with a string of coloured lights entwined in its leaves, and a sky with clouds and stars; and(c) the following:(i) “MERRY”;(ii) “Christmas”;(iii) “AH”;(iv) “P”
68 Reverse R47 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a representation of a male wearing a suit and tie, holding a female wearing a veil and a long flowing layered dress and a coloured representation of 2 rings entwined, and the following:(a) “Congratulations”;(b) “1oz 999 SILVER”;(c) “JM”;(d) “P”
69 Reverse R48 A design, consisting of a representation of a male wearing a suit and tie, holding a female wearing a veil and a long flowing layered dress and a representation of 2 rings entwined, and the following:(a) “Congratulations”;(b) “JM”;(c) “P”
70 Reverse R49 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of stylised representations of several bats and stylised representations of several branches with peaches, flowers and leaves along the stems and stylised representations of 2 ancient Chinese coins, and the following:(a) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “fú” and meaning blessing;(b) “Five Blessings”;(c) “P”
71 Reverse R50 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of an eagle with its wings outstretched and a coloured representation of a landscape featuring a body of water with protruding rocks, a mountain range, scrub and various flora, and the following:(a) “WEDGE‑TAILED EAGLE”;(b) “2015”;(c) “1oz 999 SILVER”;(d) “IJ”;(e) “P”
72 Reverse R51 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a spider with a coloured strip on its body and a coloured background of rocks and leafy plants, and the following:(a) “REDBACK SPIDER”;(b) “2015”;(c) “1oz 999 SILVER”;(d) “IJ”;(e) “P”
73 Reverse R52 A design, in a proof finish consisting of:(a) a representation of an Australian white mother of pearl shell containing pearls, with a background of sand; and(b) an inset of an Australian white mother of pearl shell; and(c) the following:(i) “AUSTRALIAN WHITE MOTHER OF PEARL SHELL”;(ii) “NM”;(iii) “P”
74 Reverse R53 A design, consisting of a circle, which in part surrounds a representation of a person wearing a hat with a donkey wearing headgear, by his shoulder, and the following:(a) “SIMPSON and his DONKEY”;(b) “AH”;(c) “P”
75 Reverse R54 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of:(a) a coloured representation of a landscape featuring bushes, grasses and sand and stylised representations of branches with circles superimposed on them; and(b) a silhouette of 2 people wearing hats on their heads, with one person holding a bugle to their mouth and the other holding a rifle; and(c) the following:(i) “ANZAC”;(ii) “AUSTRALIA”;(iii) “2015”;(iv) “70c”
76 Reverse R55 A design consisting of a pattern of shapes forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding the following:(a) a representation of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms;(b) the following:(i) “AUSTRALIAN”;(ii) “CITIZENSHIP”;(iii) “P”
77 Reverse R56 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a coloured representation of a koala sitting in the fork of a tree with leafy foliage and superimposed over a landscape of hills and grasses, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOALA”;(b) “2015 Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
78 Reverse R57 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of dots immediately inside the rim which encloses a coloured representation of a kookaburra perched on a tree stump and surrounded by foliage, and the following:(a) “THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA”;(b) “XOZ. 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “∙ 1990‑2015 ∙”;(d) “P25”
79 Reverse R58 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a half circle which encloses a coloured representation of a bounding kangaroo superimposed over a coloured landscape of leafy trees, grasses and a body of water and a full moon, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO”;(b) “2015 Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “WR”;(d) “P”
80 Reverse R59 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a koala, and the following:(a) “0.5 GRAM 9999 GOLD”;(b) “P”
81 Reverse R60 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kookaburra, and the following:(a) “0.5 GRAM 9999 GOLD”;(b) “P”
82 Reverse R61 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a kangaroo, and the following:(a) “0.5 GRAM 9999 GOLD”;(b) “P”
83 Reverse R62 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a kookaburra perched on a fence post that has barbed wire attached to it, and a landscape of grasses and a leafless tree, and a circle enclosing a representation of a monkey, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA”;(b) “2016 1oz 999 SILVER”;(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
84 Reverse R63 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a kookaburra perched on a fence post that has barbed wire attached to it, and a landscape of grasses and a leafless tree, and a circular shape enclosing the inscription “f15”, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA”;(b) “2016 1oz 999 SILVER”;(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
85 Reverse R64 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a representation of an adult monkey and a young monkey holding a peach, sitting on a branch, and a circle enclosing a representation of a lion and the following:(a) “Year of the Monkey”;(b) the Pinyin pictograph pronounced “hóu” and meaning monkey;(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
86 Reverse R65 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a coloured representation of a koala climbing along a tree branch, with coloured leafy foliage hanging above, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOALA”;(b) “2016 Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
87 Reverse R66 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a coloured representation of a kookaburra perched on a fence post that has barbed wire attached to it, and a coloured landscape of grasses and a leafless tree, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA”;(b) “2016 Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “NM”;(d) “P”
88 Reverse R67 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a circle which partly encloses a representation of a coloured kangaroo superimposed over a silhouette of a kangaroo and a horizon, and the following:(a) “AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO”;(b) “2016 Xoz 999 SILVER” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin expressed as a common fraction or a whole number in Arabic numerals);(c) “IJ”;(d) “P”
89 Reverse R68 A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a wedge tailed eagle, and the following:(a) “0.5 GRAM 9999 GOLD”;(b) “P”
90 Reverse R69 A design, in a proof finish, consisting of a landscape featuring boab trees, termite mounds, grassy flatlands and rock formations in the background, and a diamond inset surrounded by stylised sunrays extending out to form a circle, and the following:(a) “KIMBERLEY SUNSET”;(b) “2015 2oz FINE GOLD”;(c) “TV”;(d) “P”

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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1)

I, Kelly O’Dwyer, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make the following determination.

Dated 11 February 2015

Kelly O’Dwyer

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Specification of denominations and standard compositions

6 Standard weight, design and dimension of coins

Schedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimension of coins

Part 1—Specifications of coins

1 Specifications

Part 2—Explanation of symbols

2 Symbols used in Part 1

1 Name

This is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Currency Act 1965.

5 Specification of denominations and standard compositions

(1) This section is made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.

(2) The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this determination commences, as if:

(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

(3) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.

6 Standard weight, design and dimension of coins

(1) This section is made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act.

The determination rests on two statutory concepts found in the Currency Act 1965 and reproduced by reference in this instrument: the Schedule to the Act, which identifies denominations and standard compositions of coin; and the statutory ability to prescribe particular coins’ standard weight, allowable variation, design and dimensions. Section 5 declares the operative insertion into the Act’s Schedule of denominations and their standard compositions, while section 6 supplies the standards for weight, tolerance, design and dimensions.

Standard composition: Each item in Part 1 lists a composition expressed as a minimum precious-metal purity or a base-metal description. Examples include "At least 99.99% gold", "At least 99.9% silver", "At least 99.95% platinum" and "Aluminium and bronze". The phrasing "At least" establishes a floor on precious‑metal purity rather than a precise alloy specification.

Standard weight and allowable variation: Part 1 gives a nominal mass for each coin with a plus/minus allowable variation (for example "31.165 ± 0.053 g"). Those tolerances are small and expressed in grams. Section 6(2) makes these figures the standard weight and permissible variance for the coins as a legal specification.

Physical form and marking: Part 1 assigns each coin a shape symbol (S1 circular, S2 stylised Australian shape, S3 rectangular) and an edge symbol (E1 continuously milled, E2 plain, E3 serrated). Obverse and reverse are specified by symbol; Part 2 decodes those into textual requirements for inscriptions, effigies, phrases, mintmarks and designer initials. Obverse designs commonly require an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and specific inscriptions such as "· ELIZABETH II", "AUSTRALIA ·", a denomination inscription and the initials "IRB" (the designer initials that appear on many obverse designs). Reverse specifications are precise, describing motifs (koala, kookaburra, kangaroo, lunar calendar motifs, commemorative devices, etc), finish (proof or bullion), text to be inscribed (for example "AUSTRALIAN KOALA", year and fineness expression like "1/4oz 9999 GOLD"), and mint initials or marks (for example "P", "IJ", "NM", "WR", "AH", "P25", "TV").

Multiplicity of legal-tender types: The Schedule lists multiple, distinct physical coins that share the same face value (for example there are multiple separate entries for $1, $100, $25, $30, $10, 50c and other denominations, each with differing composition, weight, dimensions and design). Under section 5(2) the Act is to be read as if each such denomination reference and composition were included in the Act’s Schedule, meaning the Act will, by this determination, recognise multiple coin types with the same nominal face value but different physical characteristics.

Design variable placeholders: Several obverse and reverse descriptions use placeholders such as "Xoz", "XKG", or "XKG 999 SILVER" where X is specified to be the nominal weight in ounces or kilograms expressed as the appropriate numeral for that coin. Those placeholders link the design inscription to the coin’s nominal weight recorded in the table, so the physical legend on the coin must correspond to the item's nominal weight.

Non-substantive preservation: Sections 5(3) and 6(4) preserve other determinations made under the same enabling provisions of the Currency Act; this instrument does not purport to revoke or replace other determinations addressing the same provisions.

Commencement form: The instrument’s commencement clause is simple: it takes effect the day after registration. Section 1 identifies the instrument by name.

The immediate decision-maker recorded in the instrument is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer, who executed the determination. The statutory authority cited is paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965, so the principal legal relationship is between this instrument and the Currency Act.

Primary operationally affected parties:

The Perth Mint: The instrument is titled "Currency (Perth Mint) Determination" and by listing detailed technical and design specifications it governs the coins the Perth Mint is authorised to issue under the Currency Act Schedule. The Mint must produce coins that conform to the listed standard compositions, nominal weights and allowable variations, dimensions, edge form, shape and specified obverse and reverse designs.
Any minting contractors or suppliers engaged by the Perth Mint: those performing alloying, striking, finishing, plating, or die‑making must meet the standards (for example purity floors and tight mass tolerances) and reproduce inscriptions and marks specified in Part 2.
Secondary market participants: dealers, assayers, refiners and bullion traders who buy, sell, store, or assay these specified coins are affected because the specification fixes the legal standard composition and mass tolerances for each coin type. That affects verification procedures, assay thresholds, and contract terms if trading by face value or by reference to the legal description.
Entities dealing with design content: designers, licensors and owners of trademarks and copyrighted images referenced on reverse designs. The Schedule includes design content that contains trade marks or copyright marks (for example "Gumnut BabiesTM" and "©TNS & CPA" in Reverse R44 and R45). The determination prescribes that coins may bear those inscriptions, but it does not create or transfer underlying IP rights; parties involved in licensing or merchandising can expect the Mint to be authorised to use and reproduce those inscriptions as part of the coin design.

Indirectly affected parties:

Users of legal tender: the presence of multiple physical forms for the same denomination could affect acceptance practices. The determination itself defines technical specifications; it does not set payment acceptance rules other than the fact of inclusion in the Schedule to the Currency Act, which is the Act’s means of identifying standard coins.
Insurers, custodians and depositories: holdings of coins listed will need to be managed against the precise physical and purity specifications stated in the Schedule, which bears on insurance valuations and storage conditions.
Assay offices and laboratories: the requirement "At least 99.99% gold", "At least 99.9% silver", or "At least 99.95% platinum" sets chemical purity thresholds that test laboratories must verify for statutory conformity or for contractual warranties.

Who does not appear to be directly affected by the instrument itself:

Individuals and businesses using banknotes or non-Perth Mint coinage are not altered by the determination except to the extent that new legal‑tender coin types appear in the market. The instrument does not purport to change the operation of banknotes or other currency instruments beyond the Schedule insertion identified in section 5(2).

Finally, the instrument does not itself specify enforcement agencies, offences, or penalties. Issues of prosecution, contravention or misuse of currency remain matters for the Currency Act and other legislation referenced by that Act; those enforcement consequences are not contained in this determination.

The determination imposes descriptive and prescriptive obligations rather than duties carrying explicit sanctions in the text of the instrument itself. It prescribes what coins shall be recognised by the Currency Act Schedule and the precise physical and design standards they must meet. The primary operational duties are therefore practical production and compliance obligations for the Perth Mint and any authorised producer.

Prescriptive duties derived from this instrument (textually grounded):

Conformity with standard composition: For each listed coin, the Mint must ensure the composition meets the stated floor. Examples include "At least 99.99% gold" (appearing repeatedly) and "At least 99.9% silver". That is the composition standard recorded in each Part 1 item and thereby made effective by section 5(2)(b).
Conformity with standard mass and tolerance: Section 6(2) states each item specifies the standard weight and allowable variation. Each listed coin must be struck to the listed nominal mass within the allowable ± variation recorded in the table (for example "31.165 ± 0.053 g"). Manufacturing and quality control procedures must be designed to keep mass within those tolerances at the time of issue.
Conformity with dimensions, shape and edge: Part 1 provides maximum diameters or other dimensions, maximum thicknesses, and shape and edge code symbols. Production must produce coins that match those shape/edge specifications (for example S1 circular, E1 continuously milled, S3 rectangular).
Conformity with obverse and reverse inscriptions and motifs: The obverse (O1-O15) and reverse (R1-R69) symbols in the table cross‑reference to the Part 2 legend, which prescribes the precise textual inscriptions, presence of the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, year inscriptions (for example "2015" or "2016" in many obverses), fineness legends ("1oz 9999 GOLD", "XKG 999 SILVER"), mint marks ("P"), and designer initials (for example "IRB", "IJ", "NM", "WR", "AH", "JM", "TV" and others). The Mint must include these elements as set out.
Placeholder accuracy: Where the obverse/reverse descriptions use placeholders such as "Xoz" or "XKG", the inscription on the coin must carry the numeral corresponding to the coin’s nominal weight as recorded in the Part 1 table. That creates an obligation to ensure design legends and numeric mass entries are consistent.

Rights conferred textually:

Recognition by Schedule to Currency Act: By section 5(2), the denominations and standard composition entries are to be treated as included in the Schedule to the Currency Act. That confers a statutory recognition of the coin types and their standard compositions. The instrument therefore grants statutory status to the listed coins’ technical descriptions.
Design authorisation: The specification of obverse/reverse includes authorisation for the Perth Mint to place the described inscriptions, motifs and trade mark/copyright legends on the coins as part of a legal standard coin. The instrument thus authorises particular representations to be part of the legal coin profile.

Rights or duties not separately created here:

The determination does not create express obligations relating to testing, certification or disclosure; nor does it set out penalties, enforcement procedures or a regime of audits within the determination itself. Enforcement and any offence provisions remain those available under the Currency Act or other applicable legislation.

Administrative detail:

Sections 5(3) and 6(4) state that this determination does not affect any other provision of a determination made for the same enabling paragraphs and subsections of the Currency Act. The effect is to allow coexistence of this determination with other determinations previously made,this preserves rights and duties recorded elsewhere rather than discharging them.

Operational implication:

The practical duty for the Mint and its suppliers is to implement production and quality-control systems that ensure every issued coin matches the composition, mass, permissible variance, dimensions, obverse and reverse legends, shape and edge as listed. Non‑conformity would be a matter for the Currency Act framework rather than this instrument’s text.

The Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1) itself contains no express penalty or enforcement provisions. The instrument is a specification instrument: it prescribes coin types and technical particulars and makes them effective for the purposes of the Currency Act by the textual mechanism in sections 5(2) and 6(2). It does not create a separate enforcement regime.

Where enforcement or penalties would arise is outside this instrument’s text and lies within the Currency Act 1965 and any other relevant Commonwealth statutes or regulations. The determination expressly identifies the statutory authority for its making as paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act (see section 3). Any offences, penalties, seizure powers, forfeiture provisions, or criminal and civil enforcement devices applicable to contraventions of currency requirements will therefore need to be sourced in the Currency Act itself or in other laws that address counterfeit currency, improper use of the national currency, consumer protection or criminal offences. This determination does not itself replicate, modify or create such penalty clauses.

Practical enforcement considerations that follow from the specification‑only nature of the instrument:

Quality control, assay and certification practices will be operationally necessary if statutory conformity under the Currency Act is to be demonstrated in dispute or inspection.
Enforcement of the prescribed standards (composition, mass, inscriptions, marks and dimensions) would require measurement and assay protocols, but the determination does not prescribe which assay methodology or tolerancing equipment is authoritative. It supplies metric tolerances for weight (grams ± specified amount) and maximum dimensions, and the Mint will therefore require calibration standards to demonstrate compliance.
Where a produced coin falls outside the allowable variation or deviates from required inscriptions or marks, the determination does not itself prescribe remedial steps. Practical remediation options (withdrawal, re-minting, destruction, or notification) are not described here and would be governed by the Currency Act or administrative policy.
The Part 2 legend prescribes specific inscriptions and marks (for example "IRB", mint marks "P", designer initials "IJ", "NM", etc). If coins omit, misstate or misrepresent a required inscription, whether that is an actionable contravention under the Currency Act will depend on the Act’s offence provisions and how they are applied; the determination itself neither defines nor sanctions these errors.

Finally, because the instrument does not provide enforcement detail, those advising producers or custodians should look to the Currency Act for offence definitions and to administrative practice or agreements with the Mint for compliance reporting and inspection steps. The determination performs a technical‑specification function rather than an enforcement function.

This instrument expressly links to the Currency Act 1965 as its enabling statute. Section 3 states the instrument is made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act, and sections 5 and 6 specify how the Schedule to the Currency Act is to be read after commencement. Consequently, the primary legal interaction is with the Currency Act: the instrument operates by creating entries that the Act is to be read as containing in its Schedule, thereby altering the body of legal standards that the Currency Act references for coin denomination, standard composition, weight and design.

Preservation of other determinations: Sections 5(3) and 6(4) explicitly provide that this determination does not affect other provisions of a determination made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act. That means this instrument is not framed as a repeal or amendment of prior determinations under the same enabling provisions; it coexists with them. The practical effect is that multiple determinations may cumulatively define the set of coin standards recognised under the Currency Act Schedule.

Design inscriptions and intellectual property: The Schedule includes reverse designs bearing trademarks and copyright markings, for example "Gumnut BabiesTM" and "©TNS & CPA" in Reverse R44 and R45, and other textual elements such as "RED KANGAROO" or "LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH". The instrument prescribes that the coins shall bear these inscriptions as part of the legal design. The instrument itself does not create, allocate or extinguish trademark or copyright rights. Any IP rights underpinning use of those signs remain matters for the relevant IP statutes and licensing arrangements. The determination functions as authorisation to reproduce the specified forms on the coin; it does not certify or adjudicate underlying IP ownership.

Overlap with trade, consumer and product laws: The instrument specifies physical and compositional standards for coins. If a coin produced deviates materially from its stated composition or weight, commercial contracts for sale or trade may be affected and consumer or trade laws regarding misdescription could become relevant. The determination does not itself create consumer protection obligations or obligations under trade practices laws; such interactions would arise from separate bodies of law like the Australian Consumer Law. The instrument does not purport to regulate disclosure to purchasers, labelling obligations under consumer statute, or dealers’ contract terms.

Monetary and numismatic interactions: By prescribing multiple distinct physical coins with identical face values, the instrument affects the catalogue of coins recognised by the Currency Act Schedule. How that recognition intersects with payment law, tender acceptance, tax law (for example capital gains or GST consequences of sale of coins), customs and export controls is not addressed in this instrument. Those interactions remain governed by the statutes in question; this determination supplies the technical descriptions that other regimes can rely upon for identification.

Administrative and recordkeeping interactions: The instrument requires a degree of specification that will be used by administrative agencies (for example treasury officials, the Mint’s own regulatory oversight function, or audit bodies) to verify compliance. The instrument does not contain recordkeeping thresholds, but its detailed tolerances and inscriptions provide the objective standards that such administrative processes will use.

In short, the determination is technical and prescriptive in relation to coin characteristics and is designed to integrate with the Currency Act’s legal framework. It does not create new criminal or civil regimes, nor does it attempt to resolve related IP, tax, consumer protection or customs questions, which must instead be resolved by the independent statutes that govern those areas.

The instrument identifies itself at section 1 as "This is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1)." The face of the determination contains a date (11 February 2015) and the signature/authorising officer, Kelly O’Dwyer, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer. Section 2 sets commencement to the day after registration.

Within the instrument itself there is no schedule of prior amendments, revocations or variations. There is no clause in the instrument that expressly amends or revokes previous determinations; rather sections 5(3) and 6(4) state that this determination "does not affect any other provision of a determination made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act" and "does not affect any other provision of a determination made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act" respectively. That textual choice indicates this instrument is intended to add to, not replace or vary, the corpus of determinations made under the referenced provisions of the Currency Act.

What can be read from the instrument about amendment posture:

Additive approach: The instrument’s sections 5 and 6 operate by telling the Currency Act to be read "as if" the Schedule included the listed denominations and compositions; they do not purport to repeal prior Schedule content. That is consistent with an additive catalogue approach where the Schedule accumulates multiple recognised coin types.
No in-document revocation: There is no express revocation clause such as "repeal [x] determination" or "amend [x] entries of the Schedule to the Currency Act". If the drafters intended to remove or revise prior coins they would usually include such express amending language. The absence of that language and the explicit saving clauses in sections 5(3) and 6(4) indicate coexistence.
No later amendments recorded here: The instrument text supplied ends with the Schedule and the Part 2 legend and contains no later-note, amendment note, or version history. Any subsequent amendments, revocations or supersessions would be recorded in subsequent determinations or in amendments to the Currency Act itself; none are recorded within this text.

For a practitioner or compliance officer tracking the status of any particular coin type, the relevant practical steps are to: consult this determination’s Part 1 and Part 2 for the current specification; check the Schedule to the Currency Act as printed/maintained by the relevant Commonwealth publication service to confirm what determinations are currently read into the Schedule; and search for subsequent determinations or legislative changes that expressly add, amend or repeal prior entries. The determination itself does not list corrections or subsequent changes.

The Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1) as provided contains no litigation history, court references, disputes or judicial interpretation notes. The instrument is a pure specification instrument: it lists coin denominations, compositions, physical measurements and design legends. There are no internal references to case law, no recorded legal challenges, and no notes of judicial pronouncements in the text supplied.

What can be stated from the instrument about litigation possibilities and use as evidence:

Authoritative specification: Because the sections 5 and 6 make the schedules effective for the purposes of the Currency Act, the determination itself is a primary source for the technical identity of each listed coin. In any litigation concerning whether a particular coin conforms to its legal standard under the Currency Act, this instrument would be the textual authority setting the standard elements to be tested (composition floor, nominal weight and allowable variation, dimensions and inscriptions).
Absence of penalties or enforcement detail: The instrument contains no procedural enforcement machinery; as a result, any litigation over non‑compliance would be grounded in the Currency Act provisions referenced as the enabling law, not in any sanctioning mechanism included in this determination.
Design content and IP: If disputes arise over the right to use particular designs or trade marks reproduced on coins, the determination will show that the design was authorised for use on the Mint’s coin as at the date of the instrument. However, resolution of the underlying IP ownership or licence obligations would require application of the IP statutes and relevant contracts. The instrument does not adjudicate those rights.
No recorded precedent: Because there is no litigation history recorded within the determination, practitioners should not assume any judicial gloss on interpretive issues such as how to measure allowable weight variation, the significance of the "At least" composition phrasing, or the legal incidence of multi‑type same‑denomination coins. Those issues would be resolved in a dispute by reference to the Act, the instrument, and evidentiary and technical expert evidence before a court or tribunal.

In brief, the instrument supplies authoritative technical specifications likely to be central in any legal dispute about coin conformity, but it contains no litigation history or case authorities itself.

This instrument is detailed and technical. Several discrete points in the text create operational pitfalls for producers, dealers, custodians and advisers. The following are concrete issues to watch for, each grounded in the instrument’s text.

Multiple distinct coin types share identical face values. The Part 1 table contains numerous separate items that share the same denomination but prescribe different composition, weight, dimensions and designs. For example there are multiple entries for $1 coins (items 9, 12, 15, 17, 20, 26, 33, 35, 36, 39, 41 etc.), and multiple $100 entries with differing mass and dimensions (for example items 6, 23, 27, 34, 37, 40, 46, 51, 59, 87). Textually the instrument requires that the Schedule to the Currency Act be read as if each such denomination and standard composition were included (section 5(2)). Practical consequence: the same face value can correspond to several legally specified physical coins. Acceptors, traders and contractual counterparties must therefore identify the intended coin type explicitly rather than relying only on face value.
Tight mass tolerances require precise QC. The table lists nominal masses with narrow allowable variances (for example "7.807 ± 0.030 g", "31.165 ± 0.053 g" and "1002.502 ± 1.500 g"). Those tolerances mandate calibrated mass measurement at issue and may cause batches to fall outside tolerance even for small production variations. The instrument does not prescribe measurement methodology or sampling procedures; ejusdem generis rule does not apply here. The Mint is responsible for ensuring compliance with the mass tolerances set out.
"At least" purity phrasing creates a floor, not a specification of alloy. The table uses the phrase "At least 99.99% gold" and similar forms. That means the coin's fineness must meet or exceed the floor. But the instrument does not fix allowable alloying metals, hardness, or other metallurgical parameters. Assayers and traders must therefore rely on other documentary standards or contractual terms for precise alloy expectations (for example karat denominators, annealing treatments, or permissible trace element levels).
Placeholder inscriptions must match nominal mass. Several obverse and reverse descriptions use placeholders such as "Xoz", "XKG" and "Xoz 9999 GOLD" with explicit directions that "X" equals the nominal weight recorded in Part 1. Practically, any inconsistency between the numeral on the coin and the Part 1 nominal weight would be a non‑conformity under the determination’s own textual logic. Care is required in die design to ensure the inscription numeral and the listed mass correspond.
Designer initials, mint marks and trademarks are prescriptive. Many obverse legends require the inclusion of "IRB" or other designer initials. Reverse legends often include mint marks ("P") and initials ("IJ", "NM", "WR", "AH", "JM", "TV", "IJ", etc). The instrument prescribes these as part of the design. Omitting, altering or misprinting these marks may produce a coin that does not match the listed design.
Mixed units and unusual dimension fields. Some lines in the table list non‑standard or compound dimension entries. For example, item 109 and 110 list "40.60 Wide 4.52" and shape S2, edge E2, suggesting a non-circular form and a "wide" dimension; item 113 lists "26.60 x 37.60" (non‑circular rectangular dimensions). These fields require careful interpretation in dies and inspection regimes; they are not plain circular diameter numbers and require attention to orientation and measurement protocol.
Non‑circular and stylised shapes. The Part 2 legend shows S2 as "Stylised Australian Shape" and S3 as "Rectangular." Coins that are non‑circular or non‑standard shape raise legal identification and handling issues and may affect vending machine acceptance, storage and valuation practices.
Design content with IP or trademark legends. Reverse R44 and R45 refer to "Gumnut BabiesTM" and include a copyright notice "©TNS & CPA". The determination authorises these inscriptions on the coin face. However, reproduction or commercial use outside the coin may still attract separate IP rights and licence obligations. The presence of the legend on the coin should not be taken as an adjudication of underlying IP ownership; due diligence on licensing remains necessary.
No enforcement or testing protocols specified. The instrument sets the target standards but contains no procedural rules for how compliance is certified, what sampling rules apply, who may inspect, or how discrepancies are addressed. This administrative gap means that conforming practice must be set out in operational policy or contractual arrangements external to the instrument.
Temporal year references on obverse designs. Many obverse entries include year inscriptions such as "2015" or "2016" (Obverse O4-O14 etc). Those inscriptions are part of the legal design. If coins are issued in other years with the same physical specifications but different years, separate specification or amendment would be required to align legend and actual year numerals; misdating on the die is therefore a design non‑conformity under the instrument.

In practice, producers and traders should treat the instrument as a precise technical specification manual. Any ambiguity in die design, unit, or placeholder numerals should be resolved before striking coins. Recordkeeping of die proofs, design approvals, assay certificates and mass measurement logs will be essential to demonstrate compliance with the mandatory elements set out in Part 1 and Part 2.

This instrument establishes objective technical and design specifications. Compliance is therefore primarily a matter of ensuring production, marking and records conform to those specifications. The following steps are practical, concrete actions derived from the instrument’s text.

Map each listed item to a production order. Part 1 lists 134 separate items. For each coin to be issued, create a production specification that reproduces: the exact denomination, the stated standard composition (for example "At least 99.99% gold" or "At least 99.9% silver"), the nominal weight with its ± allowable variation, the maximum diameter or other dimension, the maximum thickness, and the coded shape, edge, obverse and reverse symbols. Use Part 2 to decode the symbols into the required physical attributes and inscriptions.
Confirm composition and assay procedures. For all precious-metal items, establish laboratory assay and metallurgical procedures capable of reliably demonstrating the coin meets the "At least" purity floor in the specification. Keep certificates or independent assay reports demonstrating each production batch meets the stated minimum purity. Ensure chain-of-custody and sampling rules are written and adhered to, since the instrument imposes purity floors but does not specify sampling protocols.
Control mass within the stated tolerances. Manufacturing and quality control must be set up to ensure each coin’s mass falls within the listed ± variation. Given the narrow tolerances (e.g. ±0.030 g on a 7.807 g coin or ±0.055 g on a 31.162 g coin), calibrate scales to a higher degree of accuracy, maintain environmental controls, and capture mass measurement records for each submission batch.
Verify dimensions and shape. For coins with special shape fields (S2 stylised Australian and S3 rectangular) and non‑standard dimension fields (for example "26.60 x 37.60" or "Wide 4.52"), confirm manufacturing drawings and die specs translate accurately to minted pieces. Implement measurement jigs for non‑circular forms and measure maximum thickness and diameter using calibrated instruments. Record measurement data to demonstrate compliance.
Match obverse and reverse legends to Part 2. Decode the obverse (O1-O15) and reverse (R1-R69) symbols and ensure the dies carry exactly the inscriptions and marks required by the legend. Pay careful attention to year numerals (for example "2015", "2016"), fineness legends (for example "1oz 9999 GOLD", "XKG 999 SILVER"), designer initials ("IRB", "IJ", etc), mint marks ("P") and other letterings such as TM or copyright symbols. For any placeholder "X" elements in legends, ensure the numeral inserted matches the nominal weight recorded for the item in Part 1.
Document design approvals and IP licences. Where the reverse design text contains trademarks or copyright notations, ensure proper licensing and written authorisation exists to use the relevant marks. Keep records of agreements permitting the reproduction of "Gumnut BabiesTM", pictographs, or other third-party elements included in the reverse.
Maintain traceable production records. Keep die proofs, master dies, strike logs, batch numbers, assay certificates, weight measurement logs, inspection reports and release approvals. Those records will be necessary to demonstrate compliance under the Currency Act framework should inspection or controversy arise.
Address multi‑type same‑denomination issues operationally. Since the Schedule allows multiple physical forms for one face value, implement an identification policy for transactions, custody records and sales that reliably identifies the coin by its catalogue item number or by a unique trade stock-keeping identifier that ties back to the instrument’s Part 1 line. Do not rely only on face value for identification because the legal specification is the combination of denomination plus composition and the other technical attributes.
Update administrative references on commencement. Section 2 provides that the instrument commences the day after registration. Ensure any administrative references, public catalogues and product listings note the commencement date and that the Act’s Schedule has been updated, as the Act is to be read as if the entries are included. Coordinate any public communications to coincide with that commencement.
Coordinate with regulatory and legal advisers. Because the instrument does not set enforcement protocols or sampling methods, consult the Currency Act and any relevant Treasury or Mint administrative guidance to confirm inspection and compliance expectations. Also coordinate with customs, tax and consumer law advisers where export/sale of coins might have implications beyond the specifications themselves.
Plan for die integrity and version control. Given the tight correspondence required between nominal weight entries and legend placeholders, put in place rigorous die version control and final die checks to ensure numerals and fineness legends are exact. Misengraved dies, wrong year numerals or incorrect fineness expressions will create non‑conformity.
Prepare for exceptional shapes and sizes in logistics. Some items are very large (for example item 65 lists "10015.000 ± 5.000 g" and maximum diameter 221.00 mm with thickness 33.00 mm). Adapt packing, transport and storage protocols for oversized and heavy coins. These practical logistics must be considered for production, custody and insurance.

In essence, compliance is achieved by reproducing exactly the physical and textual particulars set out in Part 1 and Part 2 and by keeping documentary evidence,assays, mass measurements, dimension checks and design approvals,demonstrating conformity. The instrument provides definitive specifications; practical compliance is a combination of metallurgical procedure, precision manufacturing, design control and record retention.

Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 1)

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