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Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2025 Royal Australian Mint No. 10) Determination 2025

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

Dated  9 October 2025

 

Dr Andrew Leigh

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

 

 

 

 

1  Name 

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019

 

  This instrument is the Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2025 Royal Australian Mint No. 10) Determination 2025.

 (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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.

  This instrument is made under the Currency Act 1965.

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

 

1 Schedule 2025, Part 1, clause 1 (at the end of the table)

Add:

 

3

$2

Copper, aluminium and nickel

6.60 ± 0.60

20.62

3.70

S1

E3

O2

R52

10/10/2025

 

2 Schedule 2025, Part 1, clause 2 (at the end of the table)

Add:

 

64

$2

Copper, aluminium and nickel

6.60 ± 0.60

20.62

3.70

S1

E3

O2

R53

10/10/2025

65

$2

At least 99.9% silver

8.55 ± 0.25

20.70

3.40

S1

E3

O2

R53

10/10/2025

66

25¢

Aluminium, zinc and bronze

12.00 ± 0.70

32.80

2.70

S1

E1

O1

R54

10/10/2025

67

25¢

Aluminium, zinc and bronze

12.00 ± 0.70

32.80

2.70

S1

E1

O1

R55

10/10/2025

68

25¢

Aluminium, zinc and bronze

12.00 ± 0.70

32.80

2.70

S1

E1

O1

R56

10/10/2025

69

25¢

Aluminium, zinc and bronze

12.00 ± 0.70

32.80

2.70

S1

E1

O1

R57

10/10/2025

70

25¢

Aluminium, zinc and bronze

12.00 ± 0.70

32.80

2.70

S1

E1

O1

R58

10/10/2025

71

25¢

Aluminium, zinc and bronze

12.00 ± 0.70

32.80

2.70

S1

E1

O1

R59

10/10/2025

72

$1

Copper, aluminium and nickel

9.00 ± 0.66

25.20

3.46

S1

E3

O1

R60

10/10/2025

73

$2

Copper, aluminium and nickel

6.60 ± 0.60

20.62

3.70

S1

E3

O1

R61

10/10/2025

 

3 Schedule 2025, Part 1, clause 3 (at the end of the table)

Add:

 

151

Reverse

R52

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised coloured representation of a rising sun over a body of water; and

(b) partially obscured by the sun are straight lines above the horizon and wavy lines below the horizon; and

(c) in the foreground, partially obscuring the body of water, a stylised representation of a large crowd of people; and

(d) on the right of the coin, a stylised representation of a soldier, in uniform, standing with a slightly bowed head; and

(e) a stylised representation of poppy plants; and

(f) the following:

(i) “DAWN SERVICE”; and

(ii) “LEST WE FORGET”; and

(iii) “BS”.

152

Reverse

R53

The same as for item 151, except omit subparagraph (f)(iii), and substitute:

(iii) “BS”; and

(iv) “C”.

153

Reverse

R54

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a koala sitting on a branch in the centre of the coin; and

(b) a representation of a brolga, mid-flight, to the right of the koala; and

(c) enclosing the koala and brolga, a representation of a eucalyptus branch with leaves; and

(d) intertwined in the branch, a stylised representation of a ribbon; and

(e) a representation of 4 Dendrobium bigibbum flowers (commonly known as the Cooktown orchid); and

(f) the following:

(i) “QUEENSLAND” (upon the ribbon); and

(ii) “25”; and

(iii) “AWB”.

154

Reverse

R55

A design consisting of:

(a) representations of a laughing kookaburra and a gang-gang cockatoo perched on a branch in the centre of the coin; and

(b) enclosing the kookaburra and cockatoo, a representation of a eucalyptus branch with leaves; and

(c) intertwined in the branch, a stylised representation of a ribbon; and

(d) a representation of the flowers, stems and leaves of 2 Telopea speciosissima plants (commonly known as the New South Wales waratah); and

(e) representations of 10 Wahlenbergia gloriosa flowers (commonly known as royal bluebell); and

(f) the following:

(i) “NEW SOUTH WALES” (upon the ribbon); and

(ii) “25”; and

(iii) “AWB”.

155

Reverse

R56

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a hairy-nosed wombat on the ground in the centre of the coin; and

(b) a representation of a wedge-tailed eagle, perched on a rock, slightly above the hairy-nosed wombat; and

(c) enclosing the wedge-tailed eagle and hairy-nosed wombat, a representation of a eucalyptus branch with leaves; and

(d) intertwined in the branch, a stylised representation of a ribbon; and

(e) a representation of the flowers and leaves of 2 Swainsona formosa plants (commonly known as Sturt’s desert pea); and

(f)  a representation of the flowers and leaves of 2 Gossypium sturtianum plants (commonly known as Sturt’s desert rose); and

(g) the following:

(i) “SOUTH AUSTRALIA” (upon the ribbon); and

(ii) “25”; and

(iii) “AWB”.

156

Reverse

R57

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a Tasmanian devil on the ground in the centre of the coin; and

(b) enclosing the Tasmanian devil, a representation of a eucalyptus branch with leaves; and

(c) intertwined in the branch, a stylised representation of a ribbon; and

(d) a representation of the flowers and leaves of 2 Eucalyptus globulus plants (commonly known as Tasmanian blue gum); and

(e) the following:

(i) “TASMANIA” (upon the ribbon); and

(ii) “25”; and

(iii) “AWB”.

157

Reverse

R58

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a helmeted honeyeater perched on a branch in the centre of the coin; and

(b) a representation of a Leadbeater’s possum, lying on a branch, slightly above the helmeted honeyeater; and

(c) enclosing the helmeted honeyeater and Leadbeater’s possum, a representation of a eucalyptus branch with leaves; and

(d) intertwined in the branch, a stylised representation of a ribbon; and

(e) a representation of the flowers, stems and leaves of 2 Epacris impressa plants (commonly known as common heath); and

(f) the following:

(i) “VICTORIA” (upon the ribbon); and

(ii) “25”; and

(iii) “AWB”.

158

Reverse

R59

A design consisting of:

(a) a representation of a numbat perched on a log in the centre of the coin; and

(b) a representation of a black swan, floating on a small pond, to the left of the numbat; and

(c) enclosing the numbat and black swan, a representation of a eucalyptus branch with leaves; and

(d) intertwined in the branch, a stylised representation of a ribbon; and

(e) a representation of the flowers, stems and leaves of 2 Anigozanthos manglesii plants (commonly known as red and green kangaroo paw); and

(f) the following:

(i) “WESTERN AUSTRALIA” (upon the ribbon); and

(ii) “25”; and

(iii) “AWB”.

159

Reverse

R60

A design consisting of:

(a) in the background, a stylised outline of a map of Australia; and

(b) superimposed over the outline, representations of a kangaroo and an emu; and

(c) enclosing the kangaroo and emu, a representation of an Acacia pycnantha (commonly known as golden wattle) branch with flowers and leaves; and

(d) intertwined in the branch, a stylised representation of a ribbon; and

(e) below the kangaroo and emu, partially obscured by the ribbon, a representation of a pattern of floral filigree; and

(f) the following:

(i) “125 YEARS OF FEDERATION” (upon the ribbon); and

(ii) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS”, “DOLLAR” or “CENTS” as the case requires; and

(iii) “AWB”.

160

Reverse

R61

A design consisting of a representation of a section of original artwork by artist Ellen Porteus, consisting of:

(a) stylised representations of the following:

(i) partially obscured by the rim of the coin, 2 flying insects with droplets hanging from them; and

(ii) a spider hanging from a string of silk and holding a coin, representing the letter “O” from the stylised inscription, in Arabic numerals of the amount, in dollars or cents, of the denomination of the coin followed by “DOLLAR”, or “DOLLARS” as the case requires; and

(b) in the centre of the coin, the following:

(i) the character Tooth Fairy Friend from Ellen Porteus’s original artwork; and

(ii) surrounding and partially obscuring the character, a stylised representation of 3 flowers; and

(c) at the bottom of the coin, enclosing the words “TOOTH FAIRY” (stylised, in colour and in a crescent shape), coloured stylised representations of the following:

(i) a bug; and

(ii) a caterpillar; and

(iii) 2 coins; and

(iv) 3 teeth; and

(v) 3 stars; and

(vi) 4 flowers.