Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 1) (Cth)

Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 1)

I, IAN GORDON CAMPBELL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under paragraph 13 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 8 April 2003

IAN CAMPBELL

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1Name of Determination   2

2Commencement   2

3Specification of coins   2

4Application of Determination   2

Schedule 1             3

Part 1Specification of coins   3

Part 2Explanation of symbols   3

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

1. Specification of coins

This Determination specifies, for a coin:

(a)    the denomination and standard composition, in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1; and

(b)    the standard weight, the allowable variation from that weight, the dimensions and the design 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 specification 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, where appropriate, nominal weight in ounces and kilograms)	Standard composition	Standard weight and allowable variation (g)	Dimensions		Design
				(1) Diameter (mm)	(2) Thick-ness (mm)	(1) Shape	(2) Edge	(3) Obverse	(4) Reverse
102	$1 (1 oz)	Not less than 99.9% silver	31.635 ± 0.500	40.60	4.00	S1	E1	O1	R338

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	Continuous 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 ‘DOLLAR’ or ‘DOLLARS’, as the case requires; that, in turn, surround an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’.
204	Reverse	R338	A circle, immediately inside the rim, enclosing:      (a)   a head and shoulders image of HRH Prince William of Wales and background pad printed in colour; and     (b)   the inscriptions:             (i)   ‘H.R.H Prince William of Wales’; and            (ii)   ‘twenty-first BIRTHDAY 21.06.2003’; and           (iii)   ‘1oz. 999 SILVER; and           (iv)   ‘P’ and ‘LC’; and      (c)   a representation of the full Coat of Arms of HRH the Prince of Wales.