Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 3) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 3)

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

Dated 4 April 2001

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 2001 (No. 3).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

1. Specification of coins

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.

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	20c	Copper and nickel	11.30 ± 0.33	28.65	2.52	S1	E4	O22	R275
102	20c	Copper and nickel	11.30 ± 0.33	28.65	2.52	S1	E4	O22	R276
103	20c	Copper and nickel	11.30 ± 0.33	28.65	2.52	S1	E4	O22	R277
104	20c	Copper and nickel	11.30 ± 0.33	28.65	2.52	S1	E4	O22	R278
105	20c	Copper and nickel	11.30 ± 0.33	28.65	2.52	S1	E4	O22	R279
106	20c	Copper and nickel	11.30 ± 0.33	28.65	2.52	S1	E4	O22	R280

Part 2          Explanation of symbols

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Design Feature	Symbol	Explanation
201	Shape	S1	Circular
202	Edge	E3	14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
203	Edge	E4	Plain
204	Obverse	O22	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and     (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2001’.
205	Reverse	R275	A design consisting of an artist’s impression of the Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building, displaying the Australian flag, branches of heath (the floral emblem of Victoria), and:      (a)   the inscriptions:             (i)   ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and            (ii)   ‘1901’; and           (iii)   ‘2001’; and           (iv)   ‘20 CENTS’; and     (b)   the monograms:             (i)   ‘RDL’; and            (ii)   ‘KAM’.
206	Reverse	R276	A design consisting of an artist’s impression of two Brolgas, one of which is standing in water, set against a background of hills and clouds, and:      (a)   the inscriptions:             (i)   ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and            (ii)   ‘NORTHERN TERRITORY’; and           (iii)   ‘20 CENTS’; and     (b)   the monogram ‘LB’.
207	Reverse	R277	A design consisting of an artist’s impression of Sturt’s desert pea (the floral emblem of South Australia), set against a background of hills, the Southern Cross constellation, and:      (a)   the inscriptions:             (i)   ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and            (ii)   ‘SOUTH AUSTRALIA’; and           (iii)   ‘20 CENTS’; and     (b)   the monogram ‘LM’.
208	Reverse	R278	A design consisting of an artist’s impression of a rabbit-eared bandicoot superimposed on a kangaroo-paw (the floral emblem of Western Australia), which, in turn, is superimposed on a representation of the coastline of Western Australia, and:      (a)   the inscriptions:             (i)   ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and            (ii)   ‘20 CENTS’; and     (b)   the monogram ‘JNG’.
209	Reverse	R279	A design consisting of an artist’s impression of a Tasmanian tiger, superimposed on the shape of Tasmania, and:      (a)   the inscriptions:             (i)   ‘TASMANIA’; and            (ii)   ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and           (iii)   ‘20 CENTS’; and     (b)   the monogram ‘AMc’.
210	Reverse	R280	A design consisting of an artist’s impression of Sir Donald Bradman batting in front of a wicket, and:      (a)   the inscriptions:             (i)   ‘1908  SIR DONALD BRADMAN  2001’; and            (ii)   ‘20 CENTS’; and     (b)   the monogram ‘G’.