Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2026 Royal Australian Mint No. 2) Determination 2026

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

Dated     11 March 2026

 

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 (2026 Royal Australian Mint No. 2) Determination 2026.

 (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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 2026, Part 1, clause 2 (at the end of the table)

Add:

 

4

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O1

R4

13/03/2026

5

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.96

31.65

3.16

S5

E2

O1

R5

13/03/2026

6

20¢

At least 99.9% silver

13.36 ± 0.40

28.72

2.80

S1

E1

O1

R6

13/03/2026

7

20¢

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.78

28.65

2.92

S1

E1

O1

R6

13/03/2026

8

20¢

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.78

28.65

2.92

S1

E1

O1

R7

13/03/2026

9

20¢

At least 99.9% silver

13.36 ± 0.40

28.72

2.80

S1

E1

O1

R8

13/03/2026

10

20¢

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.78

28.65

2.92

S1

E1

O1

R8

13/03/2026

11

20¢

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.78

28.65

2.92

S1

E1

O1

R9

13/03/2026

12

20¢

At least 99.9% silver

13.36 ± 0.40

28.72

2.80

S1

E1

O1

R10

13/03/2026

13

20¢

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.78

28.65

2.92

S1

E1

O1

R10

13/03/2026

14

20¢

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.78

28.65

2.92

S1

E1

O1

R11

13/03/2026

15

20¢

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.78

28.65

2.92

S1

E1

O2

R12

13/03/2026

16

$1

At least 99.9% silver

15.55 + 3.00

28.80

3.50

S1

E1

O2

R12

13/03/2026

 

2 Schedule 2026, Part 1, clause 3 (after item 1)

Insert:

 

5

Shape

S5

Dodecagonal

15

Edge

E1

Continuously milled

16

Edge

E2

Plain

 

3 Schedule 2026, Part 1, clause 3 (after item 17)

Insert:

 

20

Obverse

O1

A design consisting of an effigy of King Charles III and the following:

(a) “CHARLES III”; and

(b) “AUSTRALIA”; and

(c) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and

(d) “DT”.

 

4 Schedule 2026, Part 1, clause 3 (at the end of the table)

Add:

 

103

Reverse

R4

A design consisting of:

(a) 3 unevenly divided sections, each enclosing one of the following:

(i) a stylised representation of a landscape consisting of a grassy plain, shrubs and rolling hills with, in the foreground, a representation of a line of 5 soldiers, in uniform, viewed from behind, looking towards the rolling hills, with one of the soldiers partially obscured by the rim of the coin; and

(ii) a geometric pattern of poppy and wattle flowers, inspired by Korean traditional architecture; and

(iii) the number “50”; and

(b) the following:

(i) “APRIL 1951”; and

(ii) “BATTLE OF KAPYONG”; and

(iii) “37°52’36”N” and “127°31’48”E” (which are the geographical coordinates to the site of the Battle of Kapyong fought from 22 to 27 April 1951); and

(iv) “BS”.

104

Reverse

R5

The same as for item 103, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope.

105

Reverse

R6

A design consisting of:

(a) in the foreground, a representation of a soldier standing on a column holding and pointing a mounted gun at the sky, with the soldier’s body partially obscured by the column, and the lower part of the column (which is partially obscured by the rim of the coin) forming a stylised representation of the number “20”; and

(b) at the top of the coin, a representation of 5 Junkers Ju 52 aircraft flying in formation, viewed from below, and representations of 4 paratroopers in midair, with one of the paratroopers partially obscuring another of the paratroopers; and

(c) in the background, and partially obscured by the soldier, column and mounted gun, a representation of a section of a fragment of a destroyed building and the stylised representation of 8 people standing in a row, with each person representing one of the following:

(i) a soldier, in uniform, with his left arm in a sling and his right arm behind his back; and

(ii) a female nurse wearing a dress and headdress, with her arms clasped behind her back; and

(iii) a male navy sailor, in uniform, with his arms clasped behind his back; and

(iv) a male farmer wearing a shirt, pants and a cap, with his arms clasped behind his back; and

(v) a male soldier, in uniform, holding a rifle at rest which is pointing to the left; and

(vi) a female nurse wearing a dress and headdress, with her arms clasped behind her back; and

(vii) a male farmer wearing a shirt with rolled up sleeves, pants and a cap, and holding a farming tool; and

(viii) a male soldier, in uniform, holding a rifle at rest which is pointing to the right; and

(d) partially obscured by the rim of the coin, 2 blue- and 1 white-coloured rectangular shapes (representing the colours of the Greek flag); and

(e) the following:

(i) “GREECE & CRETE”; and

(ii) “1941”; and

(iii) “AB” (in a stylised form).

106

Reverse

R7

The same as for item 105, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope.

107

Reverse

R8

A design consisting of:

(a) partially obscured by the rim of the coin, a representation of a Hawker Hurricane aircraft in flight, viewed from above; and

(b) partially obscured by the rim of the coin, a representation of a warship, viewed from the side, based on the Royal Australian Navy’s Scott Class Destroyer Flotilla Leader warship ‘HMAS Stuart’; and

(c) a representation of an Ordnance QF 25-pounder field gun; and

(d) partially obscured by the rim of the coin, red-, yellow-, dark blue- and light blue-coloured parallelogram shapes (representing the colours of the British and Commonwealth military award, the Africa Star); and

(e) in the background and on the right of the coin, and partially obscured by the aircraft, field gun and yellow-coloured parallelogram shape, a geometric pattern of various shapes, inspired by the architectural style of tiles commonly found in the regions of North Africa and the Middle East; and

(f) the following:

(i) “20”; and

(ii) “NORTH AFRICA”; and

(iii) “MIDDLE EAST”; and

(iv) “1941”; and

(v) “AB” (in stylised form).

108

Reverse

R9

The same as for item 107, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope.

109

Reverse

R10

A design consisting of:

(a) in the foreground, and partially obscured by the rim of the coin, a stylised representation of a standing female telegraphist, viewed from the side, wearing a skirt, jacket and headphones, and operating a telegraph key, with the skirt forming a stylised representation of the number “20”; and

(b) a stylised representation of a female mechanic, viewed from the side, wearing a work shirt, pants and a cap, holding a spanner in her left hand and standing on a platform behind a handrail next to an aircraft propellor, with the propellor partially obscuring the platform and handrail and partially obscured by the mechanic, telegraphist and rim of the coin; and

(c) behind, and partially obscured by, the mechanic, platform, handrail and propellor, a stylised representation of another aircraft propellor (which is also partially obscured by the rim of the coin); and

(d) a stylised representation of a female clerk, wearing a shirt and tie, sitting behind a desk operating a typewriter with paper protruding from it, with a lamp on the desk and a poster containing a map of Australia on the wall behind the desk, with the poster partially obscured by the clerk and typewriter; and

(e) partially obscuring the telegraphist, mechanic and propellors, representations of “AWAS”, “WRAN” and “WAAAF” in Morse code; and

(f) coloured shapes representing the uniform colours of the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force, including a yellow-coloured circle and dark blue- and light blue-coloured oblongs, with the oblongs partially obscured by the rim of the coin; and

(g) the following:

(i) "WOMEN’S SERVICES”; and

(ii) “1941”; and

(iii) “AB” (in a stylised form).

110

Reverse

R11

The same as for item 109, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope.

111

Reverse

R12

A design, replicating the original 1927 Canberra florin designed by George Kruger Gray, consisting of a pattern of 100 stylised coins forming a border immediately inside the rim of the coin and enclosing the following:

(a) at the top of the coin, an ornamental scroll enclosing a representation of Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; and

(b) below the ornamental scroll, a representation of 2 crossed maces which is partially obscured by another ornamental scroll bearing the inscription “1927”; and

(c) immediately inside the border, 2 stars and 2 dots; and

(d) the following:

(i) “AUSTRALIAN COMMEMORATIVE COINS”; and

(ii) “1927-2027”; and

(iii) “K.G.” (in a stylised form).