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Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2025 Royal Australian Mint No. 2) Determination 2025

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

Dated   20 February 2025

 

Dr Andrew Leigh

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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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

Add:

 

15

$1

Copper, aluminium and nickel

9.00 ± 0.66

25.20

3.46

S1

E3

O2

R15

21/02/2025

16

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.37 ± 1.00

31.81

3.00

S9

E2

O2

R16

21/02/2025

17

50¢

Copper and nickel

15.37 ± 1.00

31.81

3.00

S9

E2

O2

R17

21/02/2025

18

$5

At least 99.9% silver

31.103 + 3.00

40.50

8.30

S4

E2

O11

R18

21/02/2025

19

$100

At least 99.99% gold

31.103 + 0.50

38.75

4.80

S4

E2

O11

R19

21/02/2025

20

$100

At least 99.99% gold

31.103 + 1.50

39.00

2.70

S1

E1

O11

R19

21/02/2025

21

$1

At least 99.9% silver

31.103 + 3.00

40.60

4.00

S1

E1

O11

R18

21/02/2025

22

$2

Copper, aluminium and nickel

6.60 ± 0.60

20.62

3.70

S1

E3

O1

R20

21/02/2025

23

$2

Copper, aluminium and nickel

6.60 ± 0.60

20.62

3.70

S1

E3

O1

R21

21/02/2025

24

$2

Copper, aluminium and nickel

6.60 ± 0.60

20.62

3.70

S1

E3

O1

R22

21/02/2025

25

$2

Copper, aluminium and nickel

6.60 ± 0.60

20.62

3.70

S1

E3

O1

R23

21/02/2025

 

2 Schedule 2025, Part 1, clause 3 (after item 1)

Insert:

 

4

Shape

S4

Circular concave

9

Shape

S9

Tetradecagonal

15

Edge

E1

Continuously milled

16

Edge

E2

Plain

 

3 Schedule 2025, 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 2025, Part 1, clause 3 (after item 21)

Insert:

 

30

Obverse

O11

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle enclosing an effigy of King Charles III and the following:

(i) “CHARLES III”; and

(ii) “AUSTRALIA”; and

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

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

(v) “DT”.

(b) surrounding that central circle, an ornamental border comprising stylised representations of splashing water; and

(c) immediately inside the rim of the coin, a stylised 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) the animal mentioned in paragraph (c) that relates to the relevant zodiac year appearing at the top of the coin.

 

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

Insert:

 

114

Reverse

R15

A design consisting of:

(a) a crescent shape partially obscured on the convex side by a stylised representation of a horse leaping over branches of a ginkgo biloba tree; and

(b) within the crescent shape, the Chinese language character (), pronounced under the Pinyin system, and meaning horse; and

(c) the following:

(i) “YEAR OF THE HORSE”; and

(ii) a stylised representation of the initials “BS”.

115

Reverse

R16

A design consisting of:

(a) a stylised pattern of woodblock printing, forming a border immediately inside the rim, surrounding a stylised representation of a rearing horse; and

(b) in the background and partially obscured by the horse, a stylised representation of a waterfall with the crest of the waterfall surrounded by rock formations and at the base of the waterfall, a stylised representation of rippling and fast flowing water; and

(c) to the right of the horse, the Chinese language character (), pronounced under the Pinyin system, and meaning horse; and

(d) the following:

(i) a stylised representation of the initials “BS”.

116

Reverse

R17

The same as for item 115, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope.

117

Reverse

R18

The same as for item 114, except omit subparagraph (c)(ii), and substitute:

(ii) “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); and

(iii) a stylised representation of the initials “BS”.

118

Reverse

R19

The same as for item 114, except omit subparagraph (c)(ii), and substitute:

(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); and

(ii) a stylised representation of the initials “BS”.

119

Reverse

R20

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing the logo of Rugby Australia Limited; and

(b) surrounding the central circle, a circular border consisting of 8 unevenly divided sections, 6 coloured gold and 2 coloured green; and

(c) surrounding and partially obscured by the circular border, the following:

(i) a stylised representation of the interior of a stadium filled with spectators and a rugby union playing field and goal posts; and

(ii) above and partially obscured by the stadium, a stylised representation of a male rugby union player holding a rugby union ball and running while shrugging off a tackle by another male rugby union player; and

(d) another circular border, immediately inside the rim, that is partially obscured by the rugby union players; and

(e) the following:

(i) “2025 WALLABIES”; and

(ii) “TWO DOLLARS”.

120

Reverse

R21

A design consisting of:

(a) a central circle containing the logo of Rugby Australia Limited; and

(b) surrounding the central circle, a circular border consisting of 8 unevenly divided sections, 2 coloured gold and 6 coloured green; and

(c) surrounding and partially obscured by the circular border, the following:

(i) a stylised representation of the interior of a stadium filled with spectators and a rugby union playing field and goal posts; and

(ii) above and partially obscured by the stadium, a stylised representation of a female rugby union player holding a rugby union ball and running while being approached by another female rugby union player trying to tackle her; and

(d) another circular border, immediately inside the rim, that is partially obscured by the rugby union players; and

(e) the following:

(i) “2025 WALLAROOS”; and

(ii) “TWO DOLLARS”.

121

Reverse

R22

The same as for item 119, except omit paragraph (b) and substitute:

(b) surrounding the central circle, a circular border overlaid by a pattern of stylised green and gold-coloured rugby union footballs; and

122

Reverse

R23

The same as for item 120, except, omit paragraph (b) and substitute:

(b) surrounding the central circle, a circular border overlaid by a pattern of stylised green and gold-coloured rugby union footballs; and