Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 1) (Cth)

Case

Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 1)

as amended

made under subsections 13 (2) and 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 27 February 2006
taking into account amendments up to Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 2)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1Name of Determination [see Note 1]   3

2Commencement [see Note 1]   3

3Standard composition of coins   3

4Specification of coins   3

5Application of Determination   3

Schedule 1Specifications of coins   4

Notes 8

  1. Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 1).

  1. Commencement [see Note 1]

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

  1. Standard composition of coins

For subsection 13 (2) of the Currency Act 1965, that Act has effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if the reference, in the Schedule to that Act:

(a)    to the standard composition of coins of the denomination specified in item 1 in Schedule 1 to this Determination were a reference to the standard composition specified in that item; and

(b)    to the standard composition of coins of the denomination specified in item 3 in Schedule 1 to this Determination were a reference to the standard composition specified in that item.

Note   The standard compositions specified in the items are in addition to the current standard compositions for those coins.

  1. Specification of coins

For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in that item:

(a)    the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and

(b)    the coin’s dimensions; and

(c)    the coin’s design.

  1. Application of Determination

The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.

Schedule 1        Specifications of coins

(sections 3 and 4)

Item 1

$10 coin

Denomination $10
Standard composition At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and
allowable variation
7.807g ± 0.030g
Maximum diameter 20.10mm
Maximum thickness 2.00mm
Shape Circular
Edge Continuously milled
Obverse design

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:

     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and

    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’; and

    (c)   ‘10 DOLLARS’.

Reverse design

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation of a rifle and a knife in the ground with a slouch hat on the rifle; and

    (b)   the names of soldiers in the background; and

     (c)   the inscriptions ‘1/4 OZ 9999 GOLD’, ‘WR’ and ‘P’; and

    (d)   an outer circle immediately inside the rim with the inscriptions:

            (i)   ‘AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ARMY CORPS’; and

           (ii)   ‘1915 ‑ 2005’.

Item 2

$1 coin

Denomination $1
Standard composition At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and
allowable variation
31.635g ± 0.500g
Maximum diameter 38.74mm
Maximum thickness 3.50mm
Shape Circular
Edge Continuously milled
Obverse design

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:

     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and

    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’; and

    (c)   ‘1 DOLLAR’.

Reverse design

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation of 5 soldiers; and

    (b)   a coloured representation of the Australian flag in the background; and

     (c)   the inscriptions ‘1 OZ 999 SILVER’, ‘SB’ and ‘P’; and

    (d)   an outer circle immediately inside the rim with the inscriptions:

            (i)   ‘AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ARMY CORPS’; and

           (ii)   ‘1915 ‑ 2005’.

Item 3

$1 coin

Denomination $1
Standard composition Aluminium bronze
Standard weight and
allowable variation
20.000g ± 1.000g
Maximum diameter 38.74mm
Maximum thickness 2.55mm
Shape Circular
Edge Continuously milled
Obverse design

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:

     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and

    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’; and

    (c)   ‘1 DOLLAR’.

Reverse design

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation of a soldier; and

    (b)   a representation of Anzac Cove in the background; and

     (c)   the inscription ‘RV’; and

    (d)   an outer circle immediately inside the rim with the inscriptions:

            (i)   ‘AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ARMY CORPS’; and

           (ii)   ‘1915 ‑ 2005’.

Item 4

$1 coin

Denomination $1
Standard composition At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and
allowable variation
31.635g ± 0.500g
Maximum diameter 40.60mm
Maximum thickness 4.00mm
Shape Circular
Edge Continuously milled
Obverse design

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:

     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and

    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’; and

    (c)   ‘1 DOLLAR’.

Reverse design

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a coloured representation of the Rotary International logo; and

    (b)   a representation of a banner with the inscription ‘100 Years of Rotary’; and

     (c)   immediately inside the rim:

            (i)   the inscription ‘A CENTURY OF SERVICE – A NEW CENTURY OF SUCCESS’; and

           (ii)   a band of stylised people holding hands;

superimposed on a background consisting of a sunburst design.

Item 5

$100 coin

Denomination $100
Standard composition At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and
allowable variation
31.162g ± 0.055g
Maximum diameter 25.10mm
Maximum thickness 3.28mm
Shape Circular
Edge Continuously milled
Obverse design

The inscriptions:

     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and

    (b)   ‘2005 AUSTRALIA’; and

     (c)   ‘100 DOLLARS’;

surrounding a cross‑hatched ring that, in turn, surrounds:

    (d)   an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and

     (e)   the monogram ‘IRB’.

Reverse design

A circle immediately inside the rim with the inscriptions:

     (a)   ‘60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WWII’; and

    (b)   ‘1945 ~ 2005’;

surrounding an inner circle with a lenticular image of a man dancing in a street with streamers covering the pavement.

Item 6

$1 coin

Denomination $1
Standard composition At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and
allowable variation
31.635g ± 0.500g
Maximum diameter 40.60mm
Maximum thickness 4.00mm
Shape Circular
Edge Continuously milled
Obverse design

The inscriptions:

     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and

    (b)   ‘2005 AUSTRALIA’; and

     (c)   ‘1 DOLLAR’;

surrounding a cross‑hatched ring that, in turn, surrounds:

    (d)   an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and

     (e)   the monogram ‘IRB’.

Reverse design

A circle immediately inside the rim with the inscriptions:

     (a)   ‘60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WWII’; and

    (b)   ‘1945 ~ 2005’;

surrounding an inner circle with a lenticular image of a man dancing in a street with streamers covering the pavement.

Notes to the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 1)

Note 1

The Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 1) (in force under subsections 13 (2) and 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Title

Date of FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 1) 24 Jan 2005 (see F2005L00120) 25 Jan 2005
Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 2) 2 Dec 2005 (see F2005L03862) 3 Dec 2005

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Schedule 1
Schedule 1 am. 2005 No. 2
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