Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 4) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 4)

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

Dated 13 April 2000

JOE HOCKEY

Minister for Financial Services and Regulation

Contents

Page

1Name of Determination   2

2Commencement   2

3Specification of coin   2

4Application of Determination   2

5Amendment of Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995   2

Schedule 1              3

Part 1Specifications of coin   3

Part 2Explanation of symbols   3

Schedule 2Amendments of Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995   5

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1. Name of Determination

This Determination is Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 4).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

1. Specification of coin

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 No. 3 of 1995

Schedule 2 amends Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995.

Schedule 1             

(section 3)

Part 1          Specifications of coin

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5		Column 6
Item	Denomination	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	20c	Not less than 99.9% silver	13.36 ± 0.30	28.52 ± 0.05	2.41	S1	E1	O21	R229
102	20c	Not less than 99.9% silver	13.36 ± 0.30	28.52 ± 0.05	2.41	S1	E1	O21	R230
103	20c	Not less than 99.9% silver	13.36 ± 0.30	28.52 ± 0.05	2.41	S1	E1	O21	R231
104	50c	Not less than 99.9% silver	36.31 ± 0.64	38.74 ± 0.05	3.45	S1	E1	O21	R232
105	$2	Not less than 99.9% silver	8.55 ± 0.21	20.50 ± 0.05	2.90	S1	E1	O15	R233
106	$1	Copper, aluminium and nickel	9.00 ± 0.280	25.12	2.80	S1	E3	O14	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	Edge	E3	14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
204	Obverse	O14	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b)      ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’.
205	Obverse	O15	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by: (a)      the inscriptions:           (i)      ‘ELIZABETH II’; and        (ii)      ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and (b)      an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLARS’.
206	Obverse	O21	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by: (a)      the inscriptions:           (i)      ‘ELIZABETH II’; and        (ii)      ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and (b)      an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘CENTS’.
207	Reverse	R229	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Edward VII 1910 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of King Edward VII surrounded by the inscription ‘EDWARDVS  VII  D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:’.
208	Reverse	R230	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the George V 1911 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of King George V surrounded by the inscription ‘GEORGIVS  V  D. G. BRITT:  OMN: REX F. D IND: IMP:’.
209	Reverse	R231	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Elizabeth II 1953 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by the inscription ‘ + ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F:D:’.
210	Reverse	R232	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the George VI crown obverse design, consisting of an image of King George VI surrounded by the inscription ‘GEORGIVS  VI  D : G : BR : OMN : REX  F : D : IND : IMP.’.
211	Reverse	R233	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Victoria 1901 sovereign obverse, consisting of an image of Queen Victoria surrounded by the inscription ‘VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·’.
212	Reverse	R234	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (a)      a representation of an artist’s impression of the Victoria Cross; and (b)      the inscriptions ‘Capt N Howse VC’ and ‘24 July 1900’; surrounded by the inscriptions ‘VICTORIA CROSS’ and ‘ONE DOLLAR’.

Schedule 2        Amendments of Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995

(section 5)

[1]         Amendments relating to reverse of coins

Provision	omit	insert
Paragraph 12 (9) (a)	Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum)	golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha)
Paragraph 13 (9) (a)	royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)	Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum)
Paragraph 14 (9) (a)	golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha)	royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)
Paragraph 21 (9) (a)	Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum)	golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha)
Paragraph 22 (9) (a)	royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)	Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum)
Paragraph 23 (9) (a)	golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha)	royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)
Paragraph 30 (9) (a)	Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum)	golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha)
Paragraph 31 (9) (a)	royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)	Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum)
Paragraph 32 (9) (a)	golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha)	royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)

[2]         Amendments relating to standard composition of coins

The following subclauses are amended by omitting ‘consists of ¹¹/12 gold and ¹/12 other metal’ and inserting ‘includes not less than 99.9% gold’.

·subclause 24 (1)

·subclause 25 (1)

·subclause 26 (1)

·subclause 27 (1)

·subclause 28 (1)

·subclause 29 (1)

·subclause 30 (1)

·subclause 31 (1).

[3]         Amendments relating to standard weight of coins

The following subclauses are amended by omitting ‘10.342 grams’ and inserting ‘10.468 grams’.

·subclause 24 (4)

·subclause 25 (4)

·subclause 26 (4)

·subclause 27 (4)

·subclause 28 (4)

·subclause 29 (4)

·subclause 30 (4)

·subclause 31 (4).

[4]         Amendments relating to thickness of coins

The following subclauses are amended by omitting ‘1.60 millimetres’ and inserting ‘1.50 millimetres’.

·subclause 24 (7)

·subclause 25 (7)

·subclause 26 (7)

·subclause 27 (7)

·subclause 28 (7)

·subclause 29 (7)

·subclause 30 (7)

·subclause 31 (7).