1Name#
This instrument is the Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2026 Royal Australian Mint No. 10) Determination 2026.
2Commencement#
(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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 2026, Part 1, clause 2 (at the end of the table)
Add:
| 78 | $1 | At least 99.9% silver | 31.103 + 3.00 | 40.60 | 4.00 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R64 | 01/09/2026 |
| 79 | $10 | At least 99.99% gold | 3.11 + 0.10 | 17.75 | 1.70 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R65 | 01/09/2026 |
| 80 | $1 | At least 99.9% silver | 11.66 ± 0.30 | 25.20 | 3.25 | S1 | E3 | O2 | R66 | 01/09/2026 |
| 81 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 ± 0.66 | 25.20 | 3.46 | S1 | E3 | O2 | R66 | 01/09/2026 |
| 82 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 ± 0.66 | 25.20 | 3.46 | S1 | E3 | O2 | R67 | 01/09/2026 |
2 Schedule 2026, Part 1, clause 3 (at the end of the table)
Add:
| 163 | Reverse | R64 | A design consisting of:(a) in the foreground, a representation of a kangaroo bounding over sand on a beach; and(b) the kangaroo is casting a representation of a shadow and leaving behind footprints; and(c) in the background, partially obscured by the kangaroo, a representation of waves on a beach, the sun on the horizon and the sky; and(d) the following:(i) 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(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). |
| 164 | Reverse | R65 | The same as for item 163, except omit subparagraph (d)(ii) and substitute:(ii) “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). |
| 165 | Reverse | R66 | A design consisting of:(a) in the foreground, a representation of a cricket player holding a cricket bat in mid-shot in front of cricket stumps and bails; and(b) a representation of a cricket ball flying through the air; and(c) in the background:(i) a representation of the constellation Crux (commonly known as the Southern Cross); and(ii) 2 thick curved lines and a thick straight line extending across the coin horizontally; and(d) the following:(i) “150 YEARS OF TEST CRICKET”; and(ii) “1877-2027”; and(iii) “AB” (in a stylised form). |
| 166 | Reverse | R67 | The same as for item 165, except the design also includes a stylised representation of an envelope. |
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