Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 4) (Cth)
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 4)
I, IAN GORDON CAMPBELL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 31 July 2002
IAN CAMPBELL
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Contents
1 Name of Determination 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Specification of coins 2
4 Application of Determination 2
5 Amendment of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 2) 2
6 Amendment of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 3) 2
Schedule 13
Part 1 Specifications of coins 3
Part 2 Explanation of symbols 3
Schedule 2 Amendments of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 2)6
Schedule 3 Amendment of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 3)7
Name of Determination
This Determination is Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 4).
Commencement
This Determination commences on gazettal.
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.
Application of Determination
The specifications in Schedule 1 to this Determination do not affect any other determination of the specifications of coins.
Amendment of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 2)
Schedule 2 amends Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 2).
Amendment of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 3)
Schedule 3 amends Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 3).
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 | $5 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 36.31 ± 0.64 | 38.9 | 3.50 | S1 | E1 | 030 | R303 | |
| 102 | $1 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 11.66 ± 0.240 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E3 | O32 | R304 | |
| 103 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 ± 0.280 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E3 | O32 | R305 | |
| 104 | 50c | Not less than 99.9% silver | 18.24 ± 0.40 | 31.65 | 2.80 | S3 | E4 | O32 | R306 | |
| 105 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 ± 0.400 | 31.65 | 2.80 | S3 | E4 | O32 | R306 | |
| 106 | $100 | Not less than 99.99% gold | 31.40 ± 0.20 | 34.10 | 2.80 | S1 | E1 | O32 | R307 | |
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 | O30 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2002’; and (c) ‘5 DOLLARS’. |
| 207 | Obverse | O32 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’ . |
| 208 | Reverse | R303 | An optical variable device representing The Olgas which, on changing the angle of viewing, changes colour, below which is: (a) a reverse image of The Olgas struck into the metal; and (b) the inscription ‘YEAR OF THE OUTBACK’ |
| 209 | Reverse | R304 | A representation of a dove with an olive branch in its beak, on either side of which are the floral emblems of Australia and South Korea, against a background of parallel bars within two equal hemispheres surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘KOREAN WAR’; and (b) ‘ONE DOLLAR’; and (c) ‘1953’; and (d) ‘2003’. |
| 210 | Reverse | R305 | A representation of a dove with an olive branch in its beak, on either side of which are the floral emblems of Australia and South Korea, against a background of parallel bars within two equal hemispheres surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘KOREAN WAR’; and (b) ‘ONE DOLLAR’; and (c) ‘1953’; (d) ‘2003’; and (e) the letter ‘A’, ‘B’,‘C’,‘M’ or ‘S’. |
| 211 | Reverse | R306 | A design made up of: (a) a left panel showing a representation of the seven-pointed Federation Star and the inscription ‘1953’; and (b) a centre panel showing a representation of the St Edward’s Crown and the inscriptions: (i) ‘EIIR’; and (ii) ‘50’; and (c) a right panel showing a representation of a sprig of wattle and the inscription‘2003’; surrounded by the inscriptions: (d) ‘CORONATION ELIZABETH II’; and (e) ‘FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY’. |
| 212 | Reverse | R307 | A representation of an artist’s impression of the young Queen Elizabeth with St Edward’s Crown, the inscription ‘EIIR’ and a representation of a sprig of wattle surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘CORONATION’; and (c) ‘1953’; and (d) ‘50TH ANNIVERSARY’; and (e) ‘2003’; and (f) ‘100 DOLLARS’. |
Schedule 2 Amendments of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 2)
(section 5)
[1] Schedule 1, item 101, column 3
omit
99.99% silver; and
insert
99.9% silver; and
[2] Schedule 1, items 106 to 110, column 3
omit each mention of
99.99% silver
insert
99.9% silver
[3] Schedule 1, item 110, column 4
omit
50.00 ± 0.05
insert
60.50 ± 0.63
[4] Schedule 1, item 110, column 5, Diameter
omit
60.50
insert
50.00
Schedule 3 Amendment of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 3)
(section 6)
[1] Schedule 1, item 101, column 3
omit
99.99% silver
insert
99.9% silver
0
0
0