Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 7) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 7)

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

Dated 19 September 2000

JOE HOCKEY

Minister for Financial Services and Regulation

Contents

Page

1  Name of Determination   2

2  Commencement   2

3  Specification of coins   2

4  Application of Determination   2

Schedule 13

Part 1                    Specifications of coins   3

Part 2                    Explanation of symbols   4

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 7).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

1. Specification of coins

(1)   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.

(2)   A reference in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is, for a coin that is not circular, a reference to the distance between 2 parallel faces of the edge of the coin.

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          Specifications of coins

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	$1	Copper, aluminium and nickel	9.00 ± 0.280	25.12	2.80	S1	E3	O22	R239
102	$1	Not less than 99.9% silver	11.66 ± 0.240	25.12	2.80	S1	E3	O22	R240
103	$1	Not less than 99.9% silver	31.635 ± 0.500	40.60	4.00	S1	E1	O22	R241
104	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R242
105	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R243
106	$1	Copper, aluminium and nickel	9.00 ± 0.280	25.12	2.80	S1	E3	O22	R244
107	$1	Copper, aluminium and nickel	9.00 ± 0.280	25.12	2.80	S1	E3	O22	R245
108	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R246
109	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R247
110	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R248
111	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R249
112	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R250
113	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R251
114	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R252
115	50c	Copper and nickel	15.55 ± 0.400	31.65	2.80	S3	E4	O22	R253
116	$1	Copper, aluminium and nickel	9.00 ± 0.280	25.15	2.80	S1	E3	O22	R254
117	$1	Copper, aluminium and nickel	9.00 ± 0.280	25.15	2.80	S1	E3	O22	R255

Part 2          Explanation of symbols

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Design Feature	Symbol	Explanation
201	Shape	S1	Circular
202	Shape	S3	Dodecahedral
203	Edge	E1	Continuously milled
204	Edge	E3	14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
205	Edge	E4	Plain
206	Obverse	O22	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b)      ‘AUSTRALIA 2001’.
207	Reverse	R239	A representation of the Rising Sun badge of the Australian Army above the inscription ‘1901 - 2001’, surrounded by: (a)      the inscriptions:          (i)   ‘CENTENARY OF THE ARMY’; and            (ii)   ‘ONE DOLLAR’; and (b)      as a mint mark, the letter ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘M’ or ‘S’.
208	Reverse	R240	A representation of the Rising Sun badge of the Australian Army above the inscription ‘1901 - 2001’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF THE ARMY’; and (b)      ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
209	Reverse	R241	The inscriptions ‘1 OUNCE FINE SILVER’ and ‘ONE DOLLAR’, superimposed on an artist’s representation, in traditional Australian Aboriginal style, of a kangaroo set against a background composed of a series of small circles.
210	Reverse	R242	A representation of the coat of arms of Australia, printed in colour, surrounded by the inscription ‘50’.
211	Reverse	R243	A representation of the coat of arms of Australia, surrounded by the inscription ‘50’.
212	Reverse	R244	A representation of the Centenary of Federation logo, printed in colour, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901 - 2001’; and (c)      ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
213	Reverse	R245	A representation of the Centenary of Federation logo surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901 - 2001’; and (c)      ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
214	Reverse	R246	A representation of the coat of arms of New South Wales surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘NEW SOUTH WALES’; and (e)      ‘FIFTY CENTS’.
215	Reverse	R247	A representation of the coat of arms of Victoria surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘VICTORIA’; and (e)      ‘FIFTY CENTS’.
216	Reverse	R248	A representation of the coat of arms of Queensland surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘QUEENSLAND’; and (e)      ‘FIFTY CENTS’.
217	Reverse	R249	A representation of the coat of arms of Western Australia surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘WESTERN AUSTRALIA’; and (e)      ‘FIFTY CENTS’.
218	Reverse	R250	A representation of the coat of arms of South Australia surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘FIFTY CENTS’.
219	Reverse	R251	A representation of the coat of arms of Tasmania surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘TASMANIA’; and (e)      ‘FIFTY CENTS’.
220	Reverse	R252	A representation of the coat of arms of the Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY’; and (e)      ‘FIFTY CENTS’.
221	Reverse	R253	A representation of the coat of arms of the Northern Territory surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (b)      ‘1901’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘NORTHERN TERRITORY’; and (e)      ‘FIFTY CENTS’.
222	Reverse	R254	A representation of the badge of the Royal Australian Airforce surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE’; and (b)      ‘1921’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
223	Reverse	R255	A representation of the badge of the Royal Australian Navy surrounded by the inscriptions: (a)      ‘ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY’; and (b)      ‘1911’; and (c)      ‘2001’; and (d)      ‘ONE DOLLAR’.