1 Name#
This instrument is the Currency (Australian Coins) Amendment (2026 Perth Mint No. 5) Determination 2026.
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 1 · Amendments
Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019#
1 Schedule 2025, Part 1, clause 2 (item 94)
Omit “61.00”, substitute “65.00”.
2 Schedule 2025, Part 1, clause 2 (item 94)
Omit “4.30”, substitute “2.40”.
3 Schedule 2026, Part 2, clause 4 (at the end of the table)
Add:
| 95 | 50¢ | At least 99.99% silver | 16.053 ± 0.500 | 32.60 | 2.90 | S1 | E1 | O7 | R76 | 02/10/2026 |
| 96 | 50¢ | At least 99.99% silver | 16.053 ± 0.500 | 32.60 | 2.90 | S1 | E1 | O7 | R77 | 02/10/2026 |
| 97 | 50¢ | At least 99.99% silver | 16.053 ± 0.500 | 32.60 | 2.90 | S1 | E1 | O7 | R78 | 02/10/2026 |
| 98 | $1 | At least 99.99% silver | 31.607 ± 0.500 | 47.60 × 27.60 | 3.57 | S8 | E2 | O12 | R79 | 02/10/2026 |
| 99 | $100 | At least 99.99% gold | 31.157 ± 0.050 | 41.60 × 24.60 | 2.79 | S8 | E2 | O13 | R79 | 02/10/2026 |
| 100 | $1 | At least 99.99% silver | 31.607 ± 0.500 | 47.60 × 27.60 | 3.57 | S8 | E2 | O20 | R80 | 02/10/2026 |
| 101 | $100 | At least 99.99% gold | 31.157 ± 0.050 | 41.60 × 24.60 | 2.79 | S8 | E2 | O21 | R80 | 02/10/2026 |
| 102 | $15 | At least 99.99% gold | 3.131 ± 0.020 | 16.60 | 1.80 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R65 | 02/10/2026 |
| 103 | $15 | At least 99.95% platinum | 3.132 ± 0.020 | 16.60 | 1.80 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R81 | 02/10/2026 |
| 104 | $1 | At least 99.99% silver with gold-plating | 31.607 ± 0.500 | 40.90 | 3.50 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R82 | 02/10/2026 |
| 105 | $1 | At least 99.99% silver | 31.607 ± 0.500 | 36.60 | 3.95 | S1 | E1 | O11 | R83 | 02/10/2026 |
| 106 | $100 | At least 99.99% gold | 31.157 ± 0.050 | 32.60 | 2.95 | S1 | E1 | O11 | R84 | 02/10/2026 |
| 107 | $8 | At least 99.99% silver with selective gold-plating and rose gold-plating | 156.533 ± 1.000 | 61.00 | 7.20 | S1 | E1 | O29 | R85 | 02/10/2026 |
| 108 | $1 | At least 99.99% silver | 31.607 ± 0.500 | 40.90 | 3.50 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R86 | 02/10/2026 |
4 Schedule 2026, Part 2, clause 5 (after item 31)
Insert:
| 32 | Obverse | O13 | The same as for item 24, but with the effigy of King Charles III superimposed over a square. |
5 Schedule 2026, Part 2, clause 5 (after item 47)
Insert:
| 48 | Obverse | O29 | The same as for item 43, except the rim of the coin is rose gold-plated. |
6 Schedule 2026, Part 2, clause 5 (table item 115, column headed “Explanation”)
Omit “coloured wavy lines”, substitute “wavy lines”.
7 Schedule 2026, Part 2, clause 5 (at the end of the table)
Add:
| 175 | Reverse | R76 | A design consisting of:(a) immediately inside the rim of the coin, a circular border comprising a geometric pattern of diamond shapes; and(b) partially obscuring the border, a coloured stylised representation of a Amegilla cingulata (a blue-banded bee native to Australia), with its wings outstretched, viewed from above; and(c) surrounding the bee, and partially obscuring the border, coloured representations of parts of the following plants:(i) the flowers of a species of Dianella (commonly known as flax lily); and(ii) the flowers and leaves of Melastoma affine (commonly known as native lasiandra); and(iii) the flowers, stems and leaves of Melaleuca nesophila (commonly known as honey myrtle); and(iv) the flowers, stems and leaves of Ptilotus exaltatus (commonly known as pink mulla mulla); and(d) at the bottom of the coin, and partially obscuring the border and the stems and leaves of the pink mulla mulla, a stylised representation of a plaque bearing the following:(i) “BLUE-BANDED BEE”; and(ii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and(e) the following:(i) “NM”; and(ii) “P”. |
| 176 | Reverse | R77 | A design consisting of:(a) immediately inside the rim of the coin, a circular border comprising a geometric pattern of diamond shapes; and(b) partially obscuring the border, a coloured stylised representation of a Christmas beetle, viewed from above; and(c) surrounding the beetle, and partially obscuring the border, coloured representations of the flowers, buds and leaves of the Syncarpia glomulifera plant (commonly known as the turpentine tree); and(d) at the bottom of the coin, and partially obscuring the border and leaves, a stylised representation of a plaque bearing the following:(i) “CHRISTMAS BEETLE”; and(ii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and(e) the following:(i) “NM”; and(ii) “P”. |
| 177 | Reverse | R78 | A design consisting of:(a) immediately inside the rim of the coin, a circular border comprising a geometric pattern of diamond shapes; and(b) partially obscuring the border, a coloured stylised representation of a Maratus (commonly known as a peacock spider), viewed from above; and(c) surrounding the spider, and partially obscuring the border, coloured representations of parts of the following plants:(i) the flowers, buds and leaves of the Asphodelus fistulosus plant (commonly known as onion weed); and(ii) the flowers and leaves of the Tetragonia implexicoma (commonly known as bower spinach); and(d) at the bottom of the coin, partially obscured by the spider, and partially obscuring the border and leaves of the bower spinach, a stylised representation of a plaque bearing the following:(i) “PEACOCK SPIDER”; and(ii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and(e) the following:(i) “NM”; and(ii) “P”. |
| 178 | Reverse | R79 | A design consisting of:(a) in the foreground, and partially obscured by the rim of the coin, a stylised representation of a Chinese dragon and a flaming pearl; and(b) in the background, partially obscured by the dragon and the rim of the coin, a stylised representation of swirling clouds; and(c) the following:(i) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and(ii) “SR”; and(iii) “P”; and(iv) a microscopic “P”. |
| 179 | Reverse | R80 | The same as for item 178, except omit subparagraphs (c)(iii) and (iv), and substitute:(iii) “P”. |
| 180 | Reverse | R81 | The same as for item 162, except omit paragraph (c), and substitute:(c) “Xoz 9995 PLATINUM” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals); and |
| 181 | Reverse | R82 | The same as for item 162, except omit paragraph (e), and substitute:(e) “P”; and(f) a microscopic “P”. |
| 182 | Reverse | R83 | A design consisting of:(a) in the centre of the coin, a circular inset opal incorporating a representation of an aerial view of Heart Reef (located in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland); and(b) surrounding that inset opal, a plain border; and(c) surrounding that plain border, stylised representations of coral reef, and a stylised representation of the following marine animals:(i) 2 whitetip reef sharks; and(ii) a sea turtle; and(iii) a seahorse; and(iv) 2 manta rays; and(v) various schools of smaller fish; and(d) the following:(i) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and(ii) “Xoz 9999 SILVER” (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) “JM”; and(iv) “P”. |
| 183 | Reverse | R84 | The same as for item 182, except omit subparagraph (d)(ii), and substitute:(ii) “Xoz 9999 GOLD” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals); and |
| 184 | Reverse | R85 | A design consisting of:(a) in the foreground, a stylised representation of a sea turtle swimming, with the body of the sea turtle gold-plated, and the shell of the sea turtle comprising alternating gold-plated and rose gold-plated scutes; and(b) surrounding the sea turtle, stylised representations of a school of smaller fish and 2 larger common remora fish swimming; and(c) in the background, and partially obscured by the sea turtle and remora fish, a stylised representation of the ocean floor featuring seagrass; and(d) the rim of the coin is rose gold-plated; and(e) the following:(i) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and(ii) “JM”; and(iii) “P”. |
| 185 | Reverse | R86 | A design consisting of:(a) a circular border immediately inside the rim enclosing, and partially obscured by, a stylised representation of a flying swan with its wings outstretched; and(b) in the background, and partially obscured by the swan, a stylised representation of a coastal landscape featuring clouds, a coastal bluff, a sunset sky, and the ocean (all, but for the clouds and ocean, are coloured); and(c) the following:(i) “SILVER SWAN”; and(ii) the inscription, in Arabic numerals, of a year; and(iii) “XOZ 9999” (where “X” is the nominal weight in ounces of the coin, expressed as a whole number or a common fraction in Arabic numerals); and(iv) “AUSTRALIAN”; and(v) “AH”; and(vi) “P10”; and(vii) a microscopic “P”. |
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