1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Definitions
In this Determination:
Act means the Currency Act 1965.
4 Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design
(1) For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, each item in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item (being a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified, in the Schedule to the Act):
(a) the coin’s standard weight; and
(b) the allowable variation from that standard weight; and
(c) the coin’s dimensions; and
(d) the coin’s design.
(2) A reference in Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is, for a coin that is circular concave, a reference to the shortest diameter of the coin.
5 Application of Determination
Section 4 does not affect any other determination of the standard weight and allowable variation, dimensions or design of a coin, made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.
Schedule 1
(section 4)
Part 1 Specifications of coin
| Item | Denomination | Standard composition | Standard weight and allowable variation (g) | Dimensions | Design |
| Maximum diameter (mm) | Maximum thickness (mm) | Shape | Edge | Obverse | Reverse |
| 1 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 ± 0.40 | 31.65 | 2.80 | S2 | E3 | O1 | R1 |
| 2 | 50c | Not less than 99.9% silver | 18.24 ± 0.4 | 31.65 | 3.00 | S2 | E3 | O1 | R1 |
| 3 | $5 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 31.10 + 1.00 | 40.50 | 8.30 | S3 | E3 | O2 | R2 |
| 4 | $2 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 6.60 ± 0.26 | 20.62 | 3.20 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R3 |
| 5 | $1 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 11.66 ± 0.24 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E2 | O3 | R4 |
| 6 | $5 | Copper, aluminium, zinc and tin | 20.00 ± 0.80 | 39.00 | 2.90 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R5 |
| 7 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 ± 0.28 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R6 |
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
| Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
| 1 | Shape | S1 | Circular |
| 2 | Shape | S2 | Dodecagonal |
| 3 | Shape | S3 | Circular concave |
| 4 | Edge | E1 | Continuously milled |
| 5 | Edge | E2 | Interrupted milling |
| 6 | Edge | E3 | Plain |
| 7 | Obverse | O1 | A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) ‘IRB’; (b) ‘ELIZABETH II’; (c) ‘AUSTRALIA 2012’ |
| 8 | Obverse | O2 | A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) ‘IRB’; (b) ‘ELIZABETH II’; (c) ‘AUSTRALIA 2012’; (d) ‘. 5 DOLLARS .’ |
| 9 | Obverse | O3 | A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) ‘IRB’; (b) ‘ELIZABETH II’; (c) ‘AUSTRALIA 2012’; (d) ‘. 1 DOLLAR .’ |
| 10 | Reverse | R1 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of 2 ballet-dancers performing a dance; and (b) the following: (i) ‘fifty Years of the australian Ballet’; (ii) ‘50’; (iii) a stylised representation of the designer’s initials ‘AB’ |
| 11 | Reverse | R2 | A design consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of a compass; and (b) superimposed on the compass, a coloured, stylised representation of the constellation Crux in a field of stars; and (c) the following: (i) ‘NORTH’; (ii) ‘SOUTH’; (iii) ‘EAST’; (iv) ‘WEST’; (v) ‘SOUTHERN SKY’; (vi) ‘RA 12h 30m 00s’; (vii) ‘CRUX’; (viii) ‘DEC -60° 00’ 00”’ |
| 12 | Reverse | R3 | A design consisting of: (a) a central circle containing: (i) the words ‘REMEMBRANCE DAY’ repeated and presented in 11 rows; (ii) the words ‘LEST WE FORGET’ in inverse order, repeated and presented in 11 rows; and (b) superimposed on that text, a design consisting of a coloured representation of a red poppy flower; and (c) 2 representations of a poppy flower; and (d) the following: (i) ‘TWO DOLLARS’; (ii) ‘REMEMBRANCE’ |
| 13 | Reverse | R4 | A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) ‘AUSTRALIAN DECIMAL CURRENCY EFFIGIES’; (b) ‘MACHIN - 1966’ |
| 14 | Reverse | R5 | A design consisting of: (a) in the foreground, a representation of Perth Town Hall; and (b) in the background, and partially covered by the building: (i) a representation of an archway; (ii) a representation of foliage; (iii) a representation of a cloud; (iv) a horizontal line; and (c) a stylised representation of a bird; and (d) the following: (i) ‘FIVE DOLLARS’; (ii) the designer’s initials ‘AS’ |
| 15 | Reverse | R6 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of 3 ears of wheat tied by a ribbon; and (b) an ornamental border; and (c) the following: (i) ‘20’; (ii) ‘12’; (iii) ‘AUSTRALIA’; (iv) ‘ONE DOLLAR’; (v) ‘C’; (vi) the designer’s initials ‘K’ and ‘G’; (vii) a circle enclosing a stylised representation of a flower |