
Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2022 Royal Australian Mint No. 3) Determination 2022
I, Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing, make the following determination.
Dated 6 April 2022
Michael Sukkar
Assistant Treasurer
Minister for Housing
Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing
Contents
1 Name........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1
3 Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1
4 Schedules................................................................................................................................. 1
Schedule 1—Amendments 2
Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019 2
1 Name
This instrument is the Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2022 Royal Australian Mint No. 3) Determination 2022.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | The day after this instrument is registered. | |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under the Currency Act 1965.
4 Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019
1 Schedule 2022, Part 1, clause 2 (at the end of the table)
Add:
80 | 20¢ | Copper and nickel | 11.30 ± 0.78 | 28.65 | 2.92 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R62 | 25/03/2022 |
81 | 20¢ | Copper and nickel (with gold plating) | 11.30 ± 0.78 | 28.65 | 2.92 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R62 | 25/03/2022 |
82 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 ± 0.66 | 25.20 | 3.46 | S1 | E3 | O2 | R63 | 25/03/2022 |
83 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 ± 0.66 | 25.20 | 3.46 | S1 | E3 | O2 | R64 | 25/03/2022 |
84 | $5 | At least 99.9% silver | 31.103 + 3.00 | 40.50 | 8.30 | S4 | E2 | O2 | R65 | 25/03/2022 |
85 | 50¢ | Copper and nickel | 15.37 ± 1.00 | 31.81 | 3.00 | S9 | E2 | O1 | R66 | 25/03/2022 |
86 | 50¢ | Copper and nickel | 15.37 ± 1.00 | 31.81 | 3.00 | S9 | E2 | O1 | R67 | 25/03/2022 |
87 | $1 | At least 99.9% silver | 31.103 + 3.00 | 40.60 | 4.00 | S1 | E1 | O13 | R68 | 25/03/2022 |
88 | $100 | At least 99.99% gold | 31.103 + 1.50 | 39.00 | 2.70 | S1 | E1 | O14 | R69 | 25/03/2022 |
89 | $100 | At least 99.99% gold | 31.103 + 1.50 | 39.00 | 2.70 | S1 | E1 | O15 | R70 | 25/03/2022 |
90 | $1 | At least 99.9% silver | 31.103 + 3.00 | 40.60 | 4.00 | S1 | E1 | O16 | R71 | 25/03/2022 |
2 Schedule 2022, Part 1, clause 3 (after table item 8)
Insert:
9 | Shape | S9 | Tetradecagonal |
3 Schedule 2022, Part 1, clause 3 (after table item 31)
Insert:
32 | Obverse | O13 | A design consisting of: (a) a central circle enclosing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and (b) the following: (i) “ELIZABETH II”; and (ii) “AUSTRALIA”; and (iii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (iv) “JC”; and (c) surrounding that central circle, an ornamental border comprising of a stylised representation of the stages of growth, from bud to full bloom, of a waratah flower; and (d) the following: (i) “Xoz.999 Ag” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals). |
33 | Obverse | O14 | The same as for item 32, except omit subparagraph (d)(i) and substitute: (i) “Xoz.9999 Au” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a while number or common fraction in Arabic numerals). |
34 | Obverse | O15 | A design consisting of: (a) at the bottom of the coin, a circle enclosing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and (b) the following: (i) ELIZABETH II”; and (ii) “AUSTRALIA”; and (iii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and (iv) “JC”; and (c) above the effigy, a representation of the male lion depicted on the Coat of Arms of New South Wales sitting on its haunches; and (d) in the background, 4 representations of 8-pointed stars (as depicted in the Coat of Arms of New South Wales), each partially obscured, and 8 stylised Tudor roses are positioned on and around the St George’s Cross (as depicted on the English flag); and (e) the following: (i) “X OUNCE.9999 Au” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals); and (ii) “NEWLY RISEN”; and (iii) “HOW BRIGHTLY”; and (iv) “YOU SHINE”. |
35 | Obverse | O16 | The same as for item 34, except omit subparagraph (e)(i) and substitute: (i) “X OUNCE.999 Ag” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals); and |
4 Schedule 2022, Part 1, clause 3 (at the end of the table)
Add:
161 | Reverse | R62 | A design consisting of: (a) a coloured stylised representation of Mothball, the wombat eating a carrot, in front of a clothesline, inspired by Bruce Whatley’s illustration from the children’s book Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French; and (b) the following: (i) “Diary of a Wombat”; and (ii) “20”; and (iii) “20th ANNIVERSARY”. |
162 | Reverse | R63 | A design consisting of: (a) in the centre, a stylised representation of the Earth, including a map of Australia; and (b) positioned over the Earth, a diagonal stripe representing the path of a solar eclipse and a dot on the stripe indicating the location of Wallal, Western Australia; and (c) above the Earth, a representation of the sun; and (d) 2 separate patterns of skewed longitude and latitude lines with reducing radii moving from the rim of the coin inwards to the globe representing a gravity well that relates to Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity; and (e) immediately inside the rim of the coin, a circular border containing the following: (i) “WALLAL CENTENARY”; and (ii) “AUSTRALIA TESTS EINSTEIN’S THEORY”. |
163 | Reverse | R64 | The same as for item 162, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope. |
164 | Reverse | R65 | The same as for item 162, except omit subparagraph (ii) and substitute: (ii) “AUSTRALIA TESTS EINSTEIN’S THEORY”; and (iii) “Xoz .999 Ag” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or common fraction in Arabic numerals). |
165 | Reverse | R66 | A design consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of 2 rabbits, one standing on its hindlegs and the other sitting on its haunches; and (b) amongst the rabbits are stylised dianthus chinensis flowers (also known as Chinese pinks) and grass; and (c)in the background, a stylised representation of mountains and the rising sun; and (d) the following: (i) the Chinese language character (兔) pronounced tù under the Pinyin system and meaning rabbit; and (ii) “50”; and (iii) “TD”. |
166 | Reverse | R67 | The same as for item 165, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope. |
167 | Reverse | R68 | A design consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of 3 flowers of the waratah (as known as Telopea) plant and a wreath of their stems; and (b) the following: (i) “ONE DOLLAR”; and (ii) “AS”. |
168 | Reverse | R69 | The same as for item 167, except omit subparagraph (i) and substitute: (i) “100 DOLLARS”; and |
169 | Reverse | R70 | A design consisting of: (a) in the centre of the coin, a stylised representation of a kangaroo as depicted on the Coat of Arms of New South Wales resting its right paw on a shield, with the inscription, “100 DOLLARS”; and (b) a stylised representation of 2 merino sheep; and (c) surrounding the kangaroo, shield and sheep, representations of ears of wheat and waratah flowers; and (d) towards the bottom of the coin, a stylised representation of a rising sun on the horizon with stylised wattle forming sunrays radiating out to the border; and (e) on an ornamental scroll, partially obscuring the representation of the sunrays, the inscription “NEW SOUTH WALES”; and (f) the following: (i) “AB”. |
170 | Reverse | R71 | The same as for item 169, except omit paragraph (a) and substitute: (a) in the centre, a stylised representation of a kangaroo as depicted on the Coat of Arms of New South Wales resting its right paw on an ornamental shield, with the inscription, “ONE DOLLAR”; and |