Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 2) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 2)

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

Dated 17 February  2004

ROSS CAMERON

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.

1. Specification of coins

For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:

(a)    the denomination of a coin; and

(b)    the coin’s standard composition; and

(c)    the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and

(d)    the coin’s dimensions; and

(e)    the coin’s design.

1. Application of Determination

The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.

Schedule 1        Specifications of coins

(section 3)

Item 1

$5 coin

Denomination

$5

Standard composition

Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin

Standard weight and
allowable variation

20.00g ± 0.50g

Maximum diameter

38.90mm

Maximum thickness

2.65mm

Shape

Circular

Edge

Continuously milled

Obverse design

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’.

Reverse design

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a man throwing a javelin; and

    (b)   a man throwing a spear, using a spear thrower; and

     (c)   the AOC logo (printed in colour); and

    (d)   the inscription ‘OLYMPIC GAMES 2000–2004’.

Item 2

$5 coin

Denomination

$5

Standard composition

At least 99% silver

Standard weight and
allowable variation

36.31g ± 0.64g

Maximum diameter

38.90mm

Maximum thickness

3.50mm

Shape

Circular

Edge

Continuously milled

Obverse design

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’.

Reverse design

A design consisting of:

     (a)   the inscription ‘SYDNEY TO ATHENS’; and

    (b)   a representation of the Parthenon superimposed on the Sydney Opera House; and

     (c)   the AOC logo in a hologram; and

    (d)   the inscription ‘2000–2004’.

Item 3

$50 coin

Denomination

$50

Standard composition

Outer ring — at least 99.9% copper

Intermediate ring — at least 99.9% silver

Centre — at least 99.9% gold

Standard weight and
allowable variation

Outer ring — 15.32g ± 0.30g

Intermediate ring — 13.39g ± 0.25g

Centre — 7.8g ± 0.10g

Total coin mass — 36.51g ± 0.65g

Maximum diameter

38.90mm

Maximum thickness

3.50mm

Shape

Circular

Edge

Continuously milled

Obverse design

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by a laurel wreath which is surrounded by the inscriptions:

     (a)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and

    (b)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’; and

     (c)   ‘FIFTY DOLLARS’.

Reverse design

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a copper annulus with the inscription ‘OLYMPIC GAMES 2004’ surrounding:

        (i)   a silver annulus; and

           (ii)   a gold circle at the centre with the AOC logo in a hologram; and

    (b)   a laurel wreath encircling the coin.