Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 6) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 6)

I, IAN GORDON CAMPBELL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under paragraph 14 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 22 September 2003

IAN CAMPBELL

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1Name of Determination   2

2Commencement   2

3Specification of coins   2

4Application of Determination   2

Schedule 1             3

Part 1Specifications of coins   3

Part 2Explanation of symbols   3

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 6).

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 Schedule 1 to 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	O41	R324
102	$1	Not less than 99.9% silver	11.66 ± 0.240	25.12	2.80	S1	E3	O41	R325
103	$1	Not less than 99.9% silver	31.635 ± 0.50	40.15	3.50	S1	E1	O41	R326
104	$1	Not less than 99.9% silver, partially plated with 99.99% gold	31.635 ± 0.50	40.15	3.50	S1	E1	O41	R327
105	$1	Copper, aluminium and nickel	9.00 ± 0.280	25.12	2.80	S1	E3	O41	R328
106	$5	Not less than 99.9% silver	31.635 ± 0.50	40.15	3.50	S1	E1	O40	R329

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	O40	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and     (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’; and     (c)   ‘FIVE DOLLARS’.
205	Obverse	O41	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and     (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’.
206	Reverse	R324	A representation of:     (a)   the ‘Eureka’ flag flying from a flag post; and     (b)   two huts; and     (c)   a wooden stockade; and     (d)   stylised images of soldiers holding rifles; and the inscriptions:     (e)   ‘EUREKA STOCKADE 1854’; and      (f)   ‘1 DOLLAR’; and     (g)   the letter ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘M’ or ‘S’.
207	Reverse	R325	A representation of:     (a)   the ‘Eureka’ flag flying from a flag post; and     (b)   two huts; and     (c)   a wooden stockade; and     (d)   stylised images of soldiers holding rifles; and the inscriptions:     (e)   ‘EUREKA STOCKADE 1854’; and      (f)   ‘1 DOLLAR’.
208	Reverse	R326	A representation of a kangaroo behind which are:     (a)   the design elements of a horizontal line across the table of the coin, dividing the coin into two halves; and     (b)   a circle; surrounded by the inscriptions:    (c)   ‘1 ounce fine silver’; and     (d)   ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
209	Reverse	R327	A representation of a kangaroo behind which are:     (a)   the design elements of a horizontal line across the table of the coin, dividing the coin into two halves; and     (b)   a circle, the top half of which is plated in 99.99% gold; surrounded by the inscriptions:     (c)   ‘1 ounce fine silver’; and     (d)   ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
210	Reverse	R328	A representation of five kangaroos:     (a)   in holographic colour; and     (b)   with vertical holographic coloured lines behind them; and the inscription ‘1 DOLLAR’.
211	Reverse	R329	A design consisting of:    (a)   a representation of an outline of Australia, on which are two rail tracks running into the distance; and     (b)   an image of a goods train pulled by a diesel locomotive; and     (c)   the inscriptions:             (i)   ‘DARWIN’; and            (ii)   ‘ALICE SPRINGS’; and           (iii)   ‘2004’; and           (iv)   ‘ADELAIDE’.