Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2) (Cth)

Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2)

I, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 1 June 2000

JOE HOCKEY

Minister for Financial Services and Regulation

Contents

Page

1  Name of Determination   2

2  Commencement   2

3  Specification of coins   2

4  Application of Determination   2

5  Amendment of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2)   2

Schedule 13

Part 1             Specification of coins   3

Part 2             Explanation of symbols   3

Schedule 2           Amendments of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2)4

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

1. Specification of coins

This Determination specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that weight, the dimensions and the design specified in columns 4, 5 and 6 of that Part.

1. Application of Determination

The specifications in this Determination do not affect any other Determination of the specifications of a coin.

1. Amendment of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2)

Schedule 2 amends Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2).

Schedule 1             

(section 3)

Part 1          Specification of coins

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5		Column 6
Item	Denomination and nominal weight in ounces or kilograms	Standard composition	Standard weight and allowable variation (g)	Dimensions		Design
(1) Diameter (mm)	(2) Thickness (mm)	(1) Shape	(2) Edge	(3) Obverse	(4) Reverse
101	$2 (2 oz)	Not less than 99.9% silver	62.770 ± 0.500	50.30	4.50	S1	E1	O1	R233
102	$25 (1/4 oz)	Not less than 99.99% gold	7.807 ± 0.030	20.10	2.00	S1	E1	O1	R234

Part 2          Explanation of symbols

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Design Feature	Symbol	Explanation
201	Shape	S1	Circular
202	Edge	E1	Continuously milled
203	Obverse	O1	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (a)      the inscriptions:           (i)      ‘ELIZABETH II’; and           (ii)     ‘AUSTRALIA’; and (b)      an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLARS’; that, in turn, surround an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
204	Reverse	R233	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscriptions: (a)      ‘THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2 OZ. 999 SILVER’; and (b)      ‘2000’; that, in turn, surround: (c)      a representation of the Victoria Cross, in colour; and (d)      a representation of 2 kookaburras sitting back to back on a branch; and (e)      the inscription ‘P’.
205	Reverse	R234	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscriptions: (a)      ‘THE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET 1/4 OZ. 9999 GOLD’; and (b)      ‘2000’; that, in turn, surround: (c)      a representation of two hopping kangaroos breaking through a sunburst design; and (d)      as a privy mark — ‘Expo 2000 Hannover’ (a representation of part of the official symbol of Expo 2000 in Hanover).

Schedule 2        Amendments of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2)

(section 5)

[1]         Items 108, 109 and 110, column 6 (2) (Edge)

omit

E2

insert

For a coin dated 2000: E2

For a coin dated 2001: E1