Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 3) (Cth)

Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 3)

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

Dated 7 September 2000

JOE HOCKEY

Minister for Financial Services and Regulation

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 3).

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.

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	50 cents (1/2 oz)	Not less than 99.9% silver	16.086 ± 0.500	32.10	2.80	S1	E1	O1	R235
102	$1 (1 oz)	Not less than 99.9% silver	31.635 ± 0.500	40.60	4.00	S1	E1	O1	R235
103	$2 (2 oz)	Not less than 99.9% silver	62.770 ± 0.500	50.30	4.50	S1	E2	O1	R235
104	$10 (10 oz)	Not less than 99.9% silver	312.347 ± 1.000	75.50	8.70	S1	E2	O1	R235
105	$30 (1 kg)	Not less than 99.9% silver	1002.502 ± 1.500	101.00	14.60	S1	E2	O1	R235

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	Edge	E2	8 segments, of which 4 are milled and 4 are plain
204	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 or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLAR’, ‘DOLLARS’ or ‘CENTS’ as the case requires; that, in turn, surround an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
205	Reverse	R235	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (a)        either:           (i)      if the nominal weight of the coin is measured in ounces — the inscription ‘X OZ 999 SILVER’ (where ‘X’ is the nominal weight, in ounces, of the coin expressed as a common fraction, or whole number, in Arabic numerals); or           (ii)     if the nominal weight of the coin is 1 kilogram — the inscription ‘1KILO 999 SILVER’; and (b)       the inscription ‘2001’; and (c)        the Chinese character for ‘snake’; and (d)       a pattern of bats and clouds; that, in turn, surround: (e)        a representation of a snake with 3 unhatched eggs, 1 cracked egg and 1 egg from which a baby snake is hatching; with or without the inscription ‘P’.