Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 4) (Cth)

Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 4)

I, Alex Hawke, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, make the following determination.

Dated  14/12/2015

Alex Hawke

Assistant Minister to the Treasurer

Contents

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1

5............ Specification of denominations and standard compositions........................................... 1

6............ Standard weight, design and dimension of coins........................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimension of coins of specified denominations  3

Part 1—Specifications of coins  3

1............ Specifications................................................................................................................ 3

Part 2—Explanation of symbols  4

2............ Symbols used in Part 1.................................................................................................. 4

1  Name

This is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 4).

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Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.

4  Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Currency Act 1965.

5Specification of denominations and standard compositions

(1) This section is made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.

(2)  The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this instrument commences, as if:

(a)  there were included in the Schedule to the Act the references to denominations of money specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument; and

(b)  there were specified in the Schedule to the Act opposite to each such denomination, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition specified for the denomination in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument.

(3) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.

6  Standard weight, design and dimension of coins

(1) This section is made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act.

(2)  On and after the day on which this instrument commences, each item of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument specifies the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of the coin whose denomination and standard composition is specified in that item.

(3)  Each item of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this instrument explains a symbol used to describe the design of coins specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.

(4) This section does not affect any other provision of a determination made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act.

Schedule 1—Standard composition, standard weight, design and dimension of coins of specified denominations

Note:       See sections 5 and 6.

Part 1—Specifications of coins

1  Specifications

Each item of the following table specifies the standard composition, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of a coin of a specified denomination.

Specifications of coins
Item	Denomination	Standard composition	Standard weight and allowable variation (g)	Maximum diameter (mm) or other dimension	Maximum thickness (mm)	Shape	Edge	Obverse	Reverse
1	$1	Aluminium and bronze	13.500 ± 1.000	30.60	3.10	S1	E1	O1	R1
2	50c	At least 99.99% silver	16.072 ± 0.519	32.60	3.10	S1	E1	O2	R2
3	$500	At least 99.99% gold	62.265 ± 0.050	36.60	6.00	S1	E1	O2	R3
4	$5 000	At least 99.99% gold	1 000.350 ± 0.250	75.60	13.90	S1	E1	O2	R4
5	$8	At least 99.9% silver	156.673 ± 1.000	50.60	12.50	S1	E1	O3	R5
6	$200	At least 99.99% gold	62.265 ± 0.050	36.60	6.00	S1	E1	O3	R6
7	$200	At least 99.99% gold	62.265 ± 0.050	36.60	6.00	S1	E1	O1	R7
8	$25	At least 99.99% gold	7.807 ± 0.030	20.60	2.00	S1	E1	O1	R7
9	$1	At least 99.99% silver	31.621 ± 0.514	32.60	6.00	S1	E1	O1	R8
10	$1	Aluminium and bronze	13.500 ± 1.000	30.60	3.10	S1	E1	O1	R9

Part 2—Explanation of symbols

1. Symbols used in Part 1

   Each item of the following table contains an explanation of a symbol used in Part 1 of this Schedule to describe the shape, edge design, obverse design and reverse design of a coin.

Explanation of symbols used in Part 1
Item	Design Feature	Symbol	Explanation
1	Shape	S1	Circular
2	Edge	E1	Continuously milled
3	Obverse	O1	A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) “ • ELIZABETH II •”; (b) “AUSTRALIA 2016 •”; (c) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS” or “DOLLAR” as the case requires; (d) “IRB”
4	Obverse	O2	A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the letters “IRB” surrounded by a circle, which in turn is surrounded by the following: (a) “• ELIZABETH II”; (b) “AUSTRALIA •”; (c) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS” or “CENTS” as the case requires
5	Obverse	O3	A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) “ • ELIZABETH II”; (b) “AUSTRALIA •”; (c) Arabic numerals for the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by “DOLLARS”; (d) “IRB”
6	Reverse	R1	A design consisting of the following: (a) a representation of a soldier holding binoculars to his or her eyes; (b) a representation of an armoured vehicle, on sandy terrain, with a soldier at the forward gun ring which is fitted with a firearm; (c) a silhouette of a soldier playing a bugle; (d) “Lest We”; (e) “Forget”; (f) “April 25”; (g) “IJ”; (h) “P”
7	Reverse	R2	A design, consisting of a representation of a tiger shark superimposed over a circle enclosing an underwater seascape featuring coral, a clam, 2 fish, a sandy sea floor and the sea surface, and the following: (a) “TIGER SHARK”; (b) “2016 1/2oz 9999 SILVER”; (c) “TV”; (d) “P”
8	Reverse	R3	A design, consisting of a landscape featuring boab trees, termite mounds, grassy flatlands and rock formations and a diamond inset, surrounded by stylised sunrays extending out to form a partial circle, and the following: (a) “KIMBERLEY SUNRISE”; (b) “2016 2oz 9999 GOLD”; (c) “TV”; (d) “P”
9	Reverse	R4	A design, consisting of a representation of a kangaroo with a diamond inset into its forepaws and surrounded by stylised sunrays, and the following: (a) “AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO”; (b) “2016 1 KILO 9999 GOLD”; (c) “P”
10	Reverse	R5	A design, consisting of a circle that partly encloses a representation of a wedge‑tailed eagle perched on a tree branch, and the following: (a) “AUSTRALIAN WEDGE‑TAILED EAGLE”; (b) “2016 5oz 999 SILVER”; (c) “JM”; (d) “P”
11	Reverse	R6	A design, consisting of a circle that partly encloses a representation of a wedge‑tailed eagle perched on a tree branch, and the following: (a) “AUSTRALIAN WEDGE‑TAILED EAGLE”; (b) “2016 2oz 9999 GOLD”; (c) “JM”; (d) “P”
12	Reverse	R7	A design, consisting of a heraldic representation of St Edward’s Crown, several wattle flowers and leaves and several lines, and the following: (a) “H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II”; (b) “90TH”; (c) “BIRTHDAY”; (d) “21 ‑ 4 ‑ 2016”; (e) “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); (f) “NM”; (g) “P”
13	Reverse	R8	A design, consisting of a heraldic representation of St Edward’s Crown, several wattle flowers and leaves and several lines, and the following: (a) “H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II”; (b) “90TH”; (c) “BIRTHDAY”; (d) “21 ‑ 4 ‑ 2016”; (e) “1oz 9999 SILVER”; (f) “NM”; (g) “P”
14	Reverse	R9	A design, consisting of 2 curved lines and a line with several alternating fleurs‑de‑lis and crosses pattées above it, and the following: (a) “Q”; (b) “H.M.”; (c) “UEEN”; (d) “ELIZABETH”; (e) “II”; (f) “21 ‑ 4 ‑ 2016”; (g) “90TH BIRTHDAY”; (h) “NM”; (i) “P”