Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 1) 2018
I, Michael Sukkar, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, make the following determination.
Dated 26 February 2018
Michael Sukkar
Assistant Minister to the Treasurer
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Definitions
5 Specification of denominations and standard compositions
6 Standard weight, design and dimensions of coins
Schedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimensions of coins of specified denominations
Part 1—Specifications of coins
1 Specifications
Part 2—Explanation of symbols 5
2 Symbols used in Part 1....................................5
1 Name
This is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 1) 2018.
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 the purposes of paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.
(2) The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this instrument 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 instrument; 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 instrument.
(3) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for the purposes of paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.
6 Standard weight, design and dimensions of coins
(1) This section is made for the purposes of subsection 13A(1) of the Act.
(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.
(3) A reference in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the maximum diameter or other dimension of a coin is, for a coin that is circular concave, a reference to the shortest diameter of the coin.
(4) A reference in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the maximum diameter or other dimension of a coin is, for a coin that is triangular with rounded corners, a reference to the perpendicular bisector of the coin.
(5) 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.
(6) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for the purposes of subsection 13A(1) of the Act.
Schedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimensions of coins of specified denominations
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 whose denomination and standard composition are specified in that item.
Specifications of coins
Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Maximum diameter or other dimension (mm) Maximum thickness (mm) Shape Edge Obverse Reverse
1 $5 At least 99.9% silver 23.23 ± 0.80 34.20 3.80 S1 E1 O1 R1
2 $5 At least 99.9% silver 31.103 + 3.00 40.60 4.00 S2 E2 O1 R2
11 $5 At least 99.9% silver 31.103 + 3.00 40.50 8.30 S4 E1 O2 R11
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 Triangular with rounded corners
2 Shape S2 Circular
3 Shape S3 Dodecagonal
4 Shape S4 Circular concave
5 Edge E1 Plain
6 Edge E2 Continuously milled
7 Edge E3 Interrupted milling
8 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’.
9 Obverse O2 A design consisting of:
a central circle enclosing the following:
an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II;
‘ELIZABETH II’;
‘AUSTRALIA’;
‘IRB’;
‘ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER’;
3 dots; and
surrounding that central circle, the following:
8 curved stripes arranged in an irregular pattern;
3 stars;
stylised representations of 8 planets;
dots; and(c) a series of curved lines, repeated and placed at quarter intervals around the coin.
10 Reverse R1 A triangular design consisting of:
a coloured representation of a stained-glass window, featuring a representation of yellow sun rays and blue and grey sky; and
in the centre, and superimposed on that coloured stained-glass window, a semicircular border and a semicircle; and
below that semicircle, a representation of a stained-glass window; and
in the foreground, a representation of the following:
an Australian Army cap positioned in front of 2 crossed swords;
an Australian Navy cap positioned on an anchor and rope;
an Australian Airforce cap, with goggles, positioned in front of an airplane engine cowling and propeller; and
the following:
‘5 DOLLARS’;
the designer’s initials ‘AS’.
11 Reverse R2 A design consisting of:
a representation of Sir John Monash; and
the following:
‘SIR JOHN MONASH’;
‘1865 - 1931’;
‘5 DOLLARS’;
‘1 oz .999 Ag’;
the designer’s initials ‘AB’.
12 Reverse R3 A design consisting of:(a) a representation of Sir John Monash; and(b) the following:
‘SIR JOHN MONASH’;
‘1865 - 1931’;
‘5 DOLLARS’;
the designer’s initials ‘AB’.
13 Reverse R4 A design consisting of:(a) a coloured image of the 1970 HT Monaro GTS 350 race car and driver; and(b) on the right, 3 vertical stripes, fanning out horizontally across the bottom of the coin; and(c) in the foreground, the following:
‘HOLDEN’;
the word ‘MOTORSPORT’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘LEGEND’;
the inscription ‘HT MONARO GTS 350’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
the number ‘1970’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘50’.
14 Reverse R5 A design consisting of:(a) a coloured image of the 1972 LJ Torana XU-1 race car and driver; and(b) on the right, 3 vertical stripes, fanning out horizontally across the bottom of the coin; and(c) in the foreground, the following:
‘HOLDEN’;
the word ‘MOTORSPORT’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘LEGEND’;
the inscription ‘LJ TORANA XU-1’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
the number ‘1972’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘50’.
15 Reverse R6 A design consisting of:(a) a coloured image of the 1979 LX Torana A9X race car and driver; and(b) on the right, 3 vertical stripes, fanning out horizontally across the bottom of the coin; and(c) in the foreground, the following:
‘HOLDEN’;
the word ‘MOTORSPORT’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘LEGEND’;
the inscription ‘LX TORANA A9X’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
the number ‘1979’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘50’.
16 Reverse R7 A design consisting of:(a) a coloured image of the 1984 VK Commodore race car and driver; and(b) on the right, 3 vertical stripes, fanning out horizontally across the bottom of the coin; and(c) in the foreground, the following:
‘HOLDEN’;
the word ‘MOTORSPORT’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘LEGEND’;
the inscription ‘VK COMMODORE’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
the number ‘1984’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘50’.
17 Reverse R8 A design consisting of:(a) a coloured image of the 1996 VR Commodore HRT race car and driver; and(b) on the right, 3 vertical stripes, fanning out horizontally across the bottom of the coin; and(c) in the foreground, the following:
‘HOLDEN’;
the word ‘MOTORSPORT’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘LEGEND’;
the inscription ‘VR COMMODORE’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
the number ‘1996’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘50’.
18 Reverse R9 A design consisting of:(a) a coloured image of the 2001 VX Commodore HRT race car; and(b) on the right, 3 vertical stripes, fanning out horizontally across the bottom of the coin; and(c) in the foreground, the following:
‘HOLDEN’;
the word ‘MOTORSPORT’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘LEGEND’;
the inscription ‘VX COMMODORE’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
the number ‘2001’ superimposed on a horizontal stripe;
‘50’.
19 Reverse R10 A design consisting of:(a) a coloured cartoon representation the official mascot of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, a koala; and(b) on the right, Indigenous markings; and(c) a circle enclosing the following:
‘G’;
an inverted letter ‘C’; and(d) the following:
‘XXI COMMONWEALTH GAMES’;
‘Gold Coast 2018’;
‘1 DOLLAR’.
20 Reverse R11 A design consisting of:(a) in the centre, a coloured image of the Earth; and(b) surrounding that coloured image, the following:
4 concentric stripes;
dots;
stars; and(c) a representation a space station; and(d) 2 triangles, wherein each triangle contains the inscription ‘23.5’and(e) a circular border containing an ornamental striped pattern; and (f) the following: