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Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2024 Royal Australian Mint No. 13) Determination 2024

I, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.

Dated     9 December 2024

 

Dr Andrew Leigh

Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Contents

1  Name 

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2024 Royal Australian Mint No. 13) Determination 2024.

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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 1Amendments

 

Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019

1 Schedule 2024, Part 1, clause 2 (at the end of the table)

Add:

 

164

$1

Copper, aluminium and nickel

9.00 ± 0.66

25.20

3.46

S1

E3

O2

R137

13/12/2024

165

50¢

Copper, aluminium and nickel

14.09 ± 1.00

31.65

3.15

S5

E2

O1

R138

13/12/2024

166

50¢

Copper, aluminium and nickel

14.09 ± 1.00

31.65

3.15

S5

E2

O1

R139

13/12/2024

167

50¢

Copper, aluminium and nickel

14.09 ± 1.00

31.65

3.15

S5

E2

O1

R140

13/12/2024

168

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O2

R141

13/12/2024

169

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O2

R142

13/12/2024

170

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O2

R143

13/12/2024

171

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O2

R144

13/12/2024

172

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O2

R145

13/12/2024

173

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O2

R146

13/12/2024

174

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O2

R147

13/12/2024

175

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O2

R148

13/12/2024

176

$5

At least 99.9% silver

31.103 + 3.00

32.30

6.00

S1

E1

O2

R149

13/12/2024

177

$100

At least 99.99% gold

31.103 + 1.50

39.00

2.70

S1

E1

O2

R150

13/12/2024

178

$1

At least 99.9% silver

31.103 + 3.00

40.60

4.00

S1

E1

O2

R149

13/12/2024

179

$100

At least 99.99% gold

31.103 + 1.50

39.00

2.70

S1

E1

O32

R24

13/12/2024

 

2 Schedule 2024, Part 1, clause 3 (at the end of the table)

Add:

 

236

Reverse

R137

A design, inspired by the badge of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, consisting of:

(a) a representation of the ancient Roman god, Mercury, holding a lightning bolt and the mythical Caduceus; and

(b) at the bottom of the coin, a representation of a world globe featuring Australia; and

(c) a stylised representation of a lightning bolt; and

(d) a representation of laurel leaves; and

(e) behind and partially obscured by Mercury, a stylised representation of a scroll; and

(f) on the scroll, the following:

(i) “CERTA CITO”; and

(ii) “1925”; and

(iii) “2025”; and

(g) below the scroll, in the background, a pattern of the words “certa cito” repeated in Morse code and binary code; and

(h) the following:

(i) “ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS”; and

(ii) “AWB”.

237

Reverse

R138

A design consisting of:

(a) an aerial view of a landscape with stylised representations of:

(i) the sun, clouds, lightning, and rain; and

(ii) open fields and farmland; and

(iii) mountains and hills; and

(iv) rivers, lakes, and forests; and

(v) the ocean; and

(b) the following:

(i) “My Country”; and

(ii) “50”; and

(iii) “AWB”.

238

Reverse

R139

A design consisting of:

(a) in the background, stylised rays of light emanating from the sun; and

(b) superimposed over the sun rays, stylised representations of:

(i) a dove; and

(ii) a lyrebird; and

(iii) a wattle branch; and

(iv) a rosewood branch; and

(v) gum nuts and leaves; and

(vi) ears of wheat; and

(vii) flowing water and rocks; and

(viii) bubbles; and

(c) the following:

(i) “The Colours of Light”; and

(ii) “50”; and

(iii) “AWB”.

239

Reverse

R140

A design consisting of:

(a) a view of a landscape with stylised representations of:

(i) in the background, the sun, and clouds; and

(ii) hills, grass, and trees; and

(iii) a road; and

(iv) a silhouette of a house; and

(v) a spider’s web; and

(b) the following:

(i) “Dawn”; and

(ii) “50”; and

(iii) “AWB”.

240

Reverse

R141

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of the Queensland Railways Beyer-Garratt No. 1009 locomotive with a carriage; and

(b) a representation of clouds of steam billowing around the locomotive; and

(c) at the bottom of the coin, and partially obscured by clouds of steam, a coloured panel comprising red, yellow and black panels, based on the livery of the locomotive, incorporating the inscription “QLD BG No. 1009”.

241

Reverse

R142

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of the New South Wales Government Railways AD60 Class Beyer-Garratt 6029 locomotive with a carriage; and

(b) a representation of clouds of steam billowing around the locomotive; and

(c) at the bottom of the coin, and partially obscured by clouds of steam, a coloured panel comprising red, yellow and black panels, based on the livery of the locomotive, incorporating the inscription “NSW AD60”.

242

Reverse

R143

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of the Victorian Railways H Class H220 ‘Heavy Harry’ locomotive with a carriage; and

(b) a representation of clouds of steam billowing around the locomotive; and

(c) at the bottom of the coin, and partially obscured by clouds of steam, a black and white panel, based on the livery of the locomotive, incorporating the inscription “VIC H220” enclosed by a rectangular border.

243

Reverse

R144

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of the South Australian Railways 520 Class No. 520 ‘Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey’ locomotive with a carriage; and

(b) a representation of clouds of steam billowing around the locomotive; and

(c) at the bottom of the coin, and partially obscured by clouds of steam, a green and yellow panel, based on the livery of the locomotive, incorporating the inscription “SA No 520”.

244

Reverse

R145

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of the Commonwealth Railways G Class G1 locomotive with a carriage; and

(b) a representation of clouds of steam billowing around the locomotive; and

(c) at the bottom of the coin, and partially obscured by clouds of steam, a coloured panel comprising red, yellow and black panels, based on the livery of the locomotive, incorporating the inscription “CR G1”.

245

Reverse

R146

A design consisting of:

(a) representation of the Tasmanian Government Railways Q Class Q5 locomotive with a carriage; and

(b) a representation of clouds of steam billowing around the locomotive; and

(c) beneath the locomotive, and partially obscured by clouds of steam, a red, gold and black panel, based on the livery of the locomotive, incorporating the inscription “TAS Q5”.

246

Reverse

R147

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of the Western Australian Government Railways V Class V1220 locomotive with a carriage; and

(b) a representation of clouds of steam billowing around the locomotive; and

(c) beneath the locomotive, and partially obscured by clouds of steam, a coloured panel comprising green, red, yellow and black panels, based on the livery of the locomotive, incorporating the inscription “WA V1220”.

247

Reverse

R148

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a koala and a koala joey on 2 eucalyptus branches; and

(b) in the background, a pattern of eucalyptus leaves and gumnuts; and

(c) the following:

(i) “KOALA”; and

(ii) “AWB”.

248

Reverse

R149

The same as for item 247, except omit subparagraph (c)(ii), and substitute:

(ii) “AWB”; and

(iii) “Xoz .999 Ag” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals).

249

Reverse

R150

The same as for item 247, except omit subparagraph (c)(ii), and substitute:

(ii) “AWB”; and

(iii) “Xoz .9999 Au” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals).