Explanation of symbols used in Part 1 |
Item | Design feature | Symbol | Explanation |
1 | Shape | S1 | Circular |
2 | Shape | S4 | Circular concave |
3 | Shape | S5 | Dodecagonal |
4 | Shape | S8 | Rectangular with rounded corners |
5 | Edge | E1 | Continuous milling |
6 | Edge | E2 | Plain |
7 | Edge | E3 | Interrupted milling |
8 | Obverse | O1 | A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and (b) “AUSTRALIA”; and (c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (d) “IRB”. |
9 | Obverse | O9 | A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and (b) “AUSTRALIA”; and (c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (d) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLAR” or “DOLLARS” as the case requires; and (e) “IRB”. |
10 | Obverse | O10 | A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and (b) “AUSTRALIA”; and (c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (d) “JC”. |
11 | Obverse | O12 | A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and (b) “AUSTRALIA”; and (c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (d) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLAR” or “DOLLARS” as the case requires; and (e) “JC”. |
12 | Obverse | O13 | A design consisting of: (a) at the top, a representation 3 lychees and 3 leaves hanging from a branch; and (b) in the centre, an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (i) “ELIZABETH II”; and (ii) “AUSTRALIA”; and (iii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; (iv) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLAR” or “DOLLARS” as the case requires; and (v) “JC”; and (c) at the bottom, a representation of the following: (i) 2 lychees and 3 leaves hanging from a branch; and (ii) a lychee and a leaf hanging from another branch; all enclosed by a rectangular border with rounded corners and convex edges. |
13 | Obverse | O14 | A design consisting of: (a) a central circle enclosing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (i) “ELIZABETH II”; and (ii) “AUSTRALIA”; and (iii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (iv) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLAR” or “DOLLARS” as the case requires; and (v) “JC”; and (b) surrounding that central circle, an ornamental border comprising stylised representations of splashing water; and (c) immediately inside the rim of the coin, a representation of the following: (i) a rat; and (ii) a pig; and (iii) a dog; and (iv) a rooster; and (v) a monkey; and (vi) a goat; and (vii) a horse; and (viii) a snake; and (ix) a dragon; and (x) a rabbit; and (xi) a tiger; and (xii) an ox. |
14 | Obverse | O15 | A design consisting of a gold-plated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and (b) “AUSTRALIA”; and (c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (d) “JC”; all enclosed by a circular gold-plated border. |
15 | Reverse | R60 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a rat standing on the convex side of a crescent shape; and (b) in the background, 6 lychees and 6 leaves hanging from a branch; and (c) the Chinese language character (鼠) pronounced shŭ under the Pinyin system and meaning rat; and (d) the following: (i) “YEAR OF THE RAT”; and (ii) a stylised representation of the designer’s initials “BK”. |
16 | Reverse | R61 | A design consisting of: (a) a central circle enclosing the following: (i) a stylised representation of the Chinese language character (福) pronounced fú under the Pinyin system and meaning good luck; and (ii) an ornamental border comprising of stylised representations of clouds; and (b) surrounding that central circle, an ornamental border comprising stylised representations of splashing water; and (c) immediately inside the rim of the coin, a representation of the following: (i) a rat; and (ii) a pig; and (iii) a dog; and (iv) a rooster; and (v) a monkey; and (vi) a goat; and (vii) a horse; and (viii) a snake; and (ix) a dragon; and (x) a rabbit; and (xi) a tiger; and (xii) an ox; and (d) a stylised representation of the designer’s initials “BK”. |
17 | Reverse | R62 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a rat standing on the convex side of a crescent shape; and (b) in the background, 8 lychees and 14 leaves hanging from a branch; and (c) the Chinese language character (鼠) pronounced shŭ under the Pinyin system and meaning rat; and (d) “YEAR OF THE RAT”; all enclosed by a rectangular border with rounded corners and convex edges. |
18 | Reverse | R63 | The same as for item 15, except with the following being inserted at the end of paragraph (d): (iii) “1 oz .999 Ag”. |
19 | Reverse | R64 | The same as for item 15, except with the following being inserted at the end of paragraph (d): (iii) “1 oz .9999 Au”. |
20 | Reverse | R65 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a rocket, with an exhaust plume emanating from its base and then spreading left and right; and (b) in the background, a representation of the moon; and (c) on the left, a representation of an astronaut; and (d) on the right, a representation of a footprint on the moon’s surface; and (e) a curved line partially obscured by the representation of the moon; and (f) the following: (i) “50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOON LANDING”; and (ii) “ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS”; and (iii) “1 oz .9999 Au”. |
21 | Reverse | R66 | The same as for item 20, except in paragraph (f) omit subparagraphs (ii) and (iii), substitute: (ii) “ONE DOLLAR”; and (iii) “1 oz .999 Ag”. |
22 | Reverse | R67 | A design consisting of: (a) a central circle containing a stylised representation of a wallaby holding a football (the Australia national rugby union team logo) and standing next to a partially obscured 5‑pointed star; and (b) in the background, and partially obscured by that central circle, another circle containing a coloured pattern with dark green, light green and yellow irregular shapes; and (c) 4 representations of a 7-pointed star, each partially obscured, placed at quarter intervals around the outer edge of the coin; and (d) the following: (i) “TWO DOLLARS”; and (ii) “WALLABIES AUSTRALIA”. |
23 | Reverse | R68 | A design consisting of: (a) a circular border enclosing a representation of the sun, the horizon and a body of water; and (b) in the foreground, and partially obscuring the circular border, a representation of a bottlenose dolphin; and (c) the following: (i) “BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN”; and (ii) “1 oz .999”; and (iii) “FINE SILVER”. |
24 | Reverse | R69 | A design consisting of: (a) a coloured cartoon representation of the following characters from the book Possum Magic (1983), positioned over a branch extending across the coin horizontally (as illustrated by Julie Vivas on the published book cover): (i) a koala hanging onto that branch; and (ii) Grandma Poss, a possum, wearing glasses, slippers and an apron with stars printed on it, pouring multi-coloured irregular star shapes from its apron; and (iii) 2 possums looking down at the falling stars; and (b) stylised representations of multi-coloured irregular stars; and (c) the following: (i) “POSSUM MAGIC”; and (ii) “50”. |
25 | Reverse | R70 | The same as for item 24, except that the design is uncoloured. |
26 | Reverse | R71 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of 2 kangaroos; and (b) in the foreground and partially obscuring those kangaroos, a representation of reeds and stylised rocks; and (c) in the background, a representation of the sun and clouds; and (d) the following: (i) “1/5 oz .9999 Au”; and (ii) the designer’s initials “AS”. |
27 | Reverse | R72 | The same as for item 26, except in paragraph (d) omit subparagraph (i), substitute: (i) “1/2 oz .999 Ag”; and |
28 | Reverse | R73 | A design consisting of: (a) a central circle enclosing an aerial view representation of 10 World War II warplanes in flight and 9 warships in sail wherein some of those planes and ships are partially obscured; and (b) superimposed on a part of that central circle, the following: (i) a representation of another World War II warplane; and (ii) a representation of a kangaroo facing left; and (iii) “1 DOLLAR”; and (iv) “75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY”; and (v) the designer’s initials “BK”. |
29 | Reverse | R74 | A design consisting of: (a) a circular border enclosing a representation of the sun, the horizon and a body of water; and (b) in the foreground, and partially obscuring that border, a representation of a spinner dolphin emerging from splashing water; and (c) the following: (i) “SPINNER DOLPHIN”; and (ii) “1 oz .9999”; and (iii) “FINE GOLD”. |
30 | Reverse | R75 | The same as for item 29, except in paragraph (c) omit subparagraphs (ii) and (iii), substitute: (ii) “1 oz .999”; and (iii) “FINE SILVER”. |
31 | Reverse | R76 | A design consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and (b) “1 DOLLAR”; and (c) a square enclosing a stylised representation of the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. |
32 | Reverse | R77 | A design consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and (b) “1 DOLLAR”; and (c) a square enclosing a stylised representation of the head and upper chest of a giant panda. |
33 | Reverse | R78 | A design consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and (b) “1 DOLLAR”; and (c) a square enclosing a representation of the standing bear from the Coat of Arms of Berlin, Germany. |
34 | Reverse | R79 | A design consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos wherein one kangaroo is gold-plated; and (b) “1 DOLLAR”; all enclosed by a circular gold-plated border. |
35 | Reverse | R80 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a red-back spider spinning a tangled web; and (b) the following: (i) “REDBACK SPIDER”; and (ii) “1 oz .9999 GOLD”; and (iii) the designer’s initials “AWB”. |
36 | Reverse | R81 | The same as for item 35, except in paragraph (b) omit subparagraph (ii), substitute: (ii) “1 oz .999 SILVER”; and |
37 | Reverse | R82 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a postman, wherein the postman is facing left, wearing a helmet and riding a bike with a bag above the front wheel, 2 saddlebags and a flag on the rear of the bike; and (b) positioned on one of the saddlebags, a stylised representation of the Australian Postal Corporation logo; and (c) 11 thin concave lines with identical curvatures; and (d) 3 thick convex lines with identical curvatures; and (e) a stylised representation of an envelope; and (f) the following: (i) “A”; and (ii) “ONE DOLLAR”; and (iii) “AUSTRALIA POST”. |
38 | Reverse | R83 | A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) “AUSTRALIAN COINAGE PORTRAIT 1998-2019”; and (b) “TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS”; and (c) “IRB”. |
39 | Reverse | R84 | A design consisting of: (a) a circle enclosing a representation of a camera lens with a serrated edge and the following: (i) “12.5MM”; and (ii) “7A”; and (iii) “1-2.5”; and (b) another circle enclosing a representation of a smaller camera lens; and (c) a circle with a serrated edge enclosing a representation of a scorpion; and (d) in the background, a stylised representation of the number “70”; and (e) the following: (i) “AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION”; and (ii) “1949 – 2019”; and (iii) “UWGJM MNLQH DFREA”; and (iv) “JZLHI GGHHQ UTUJN”; and (v) “GNKYF VNVLQ MZZRQ”; and (vi) “TLBTA OSZHU PKWKV”; and (vii) ‘FZDTX VTYGV UIOKQ’; and (viii) “IYQNU TWUWB DYOLF”; and (ix) “AXMPD GMRTY NZGIS”; and (x) “GUQXN AEOMI HWBKE”; and (xi) “50”; and (xii) the designer’s initials “AWB”. |