Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 7) (Cth)
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 7)
I, ROSS CAMERON, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 30 July 2004
ROSS CAMERON
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Contents
1Name of Determination 2
2Commencement 2
3Specification of coins 2
4Application of Determination 2
Schedule 1Specifications of coins 3
Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 7).
Commencement
This Determination commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.
Specification of coins
(1) 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.
(2) A reference in Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is, for a coin that is not circular, a reference to the distance between two parallel faces of the edge of the coin.
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 | 5c coin |
| Denomination | 5c |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 3.24g ± 0.12g |
| Maximum diameter | 19.53mm |
| Maximum thickness | 1.55mm |
| 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 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of an echidna; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘5’; (ii) ‘SD’. |
| Item 2 | 5c coin |
| Denomination | 5c |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.99% gold |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 6.13g ± 0.10g |
| Maximum diameter | 19.53mm |
| Maximum thickness | 1.55mm |
| 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 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of an echidna; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘5’; (ii) ‘SD’. |
| Item 3 | 10c coin |
| Denomination | 10c |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 6.57g ± 0.17g |
| Maximum diameter | 23.72mm |
| Maximum thickness | 1.98mm |
| 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 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a lyrebird; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘10’; (ii) ‘SD’. |
| Item 4 | 10c coin |
| Denomination | 10c |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.99% gold |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 12.29g ± 0.15g |
| Maximum diameter | 23.72mm |
| Maximum thickness | 1.98mm |
| 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 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a lyrebird; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘10’; (ii) ‘SD’. |
| Item 5 | 20c coin |
| Denomination | 20c |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 13.36g ± 0.30g |
| Maximum diameter | 28.65mm |
| Maximum thickness | 2.52mm |
| 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 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a soldier, a woman and a child; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 COMING HOME’; (ii) ‘20’. |
| Item 6 | 20c coin |
| Denomination | 20c |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.99% gold |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 24.56g ± 0.20g |
| Maximum diameter | 28.65mm |
| Maximum thickness | 2.52mm |
| 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 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a soldier, a woman and a child; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 COMING HOME’; (ii) ‘20’. |
| Item 7 | 50c coin |
| Denomination | 50c |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 18.24g ± 0.40g |
| Maximum diameter | 31.65mm |
| Maximum thickness | 2.80mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal |
| Edge | Plain |
| Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of: (i) a cemetery with 3 crosses; and (ii) a Minister of Religion; and (iii) 4 soldiers; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 REMEMBRANCE’; (ii) ‘FIFTY CENTS’. |
| Item 8 | 50c coin |
| Denomination | 50c |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.99% gold |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 33.88g ± 0.25g |
| Maximum diameter | 31.65mm |
| Maximum thickness | 2.80mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal |
| Edge | Plain |
| Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of: (i) a cemetery with 3 crosses; and (ii) a Minister of Religion; and (iii) 4 soldiers; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 REMEMBRANCE’; (ii) ‘FIFTY CENTS’. |
| Item 9 | $1 coin |
| Denomination | $1 |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 11.66g ± 0.24g |
| Maximum diameter | 25.12mm |
| Maximum thickness | 2.80mm |
| Shape | Circular |
| Edge | 14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain |
| Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a man dancing, with a hat held in his hand and his shadow; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 PEACE’; (ii) ‘1 DOLLAR’. |
| Item 10 | $1 coin |
| Denomination | $1 |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.99% gold |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 21.70g ± 0.18g |
| Maximum diameter | 25.12mm |
| Maximum thickness | 2.80mm |
| Shape | Circular |
| Edge | 14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain |
| Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a man dancing, with a hat held in his hand and his shadow; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 PEACE’; (ii) ‘1 DOLLAR’. |
| Item 11 | $2 coin |
| Denomination | $2 |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 8.55g ± 0.21g |
| Maximum diameter | 20.62mm |
| Maximum thickness | 3.00mm |
| Shape | Circular |
| Edge | 8 segments, of which 4 are milled and 4 are plain |
| Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of: (i) an Aboriginal elder; and (ii) the Southern Cross Constellation; and (iii) a grasstree; and (b) the inscription ‘2 DOLLARS’. |
| Item 12 | $2 coin |
| Denomination | $2 |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.99% gold |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 16.03g ± 0.15g |
| Maximum diameter | 20.62mm |
| Maximum thickness | 3.00mm |
| Shape | Circular |
| Edge | 8 segments, of which 4 are milled and 4 are plain |
| Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of: (i) an Aboriginal elder; and (ii) the Southern Cross Constellation; and (iii) a grasstree; and (b) the inscription ‘2 DOLLARS’. |
| Item 13 | $1 coin |
| Denomination | $1 |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 31.635g ± 0.50g |
| Maximum diameter | 40.15mm |
| 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 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of: (i) a kangaroo; and (ii) the Southern Cross Constellation; and (iii) a seven pointed star; superimposed on a circle; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘One Dollar’; (ii) ‘1 ounce fine silver’. |
| Item 14 | $1 coin |
| Denomination | $1 |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.9% silver, partially plated with 99.99% gold |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 31.635g ± 0.50g |
| Maximum diameter | 40.15mm |
| 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 2005’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a gold-plated representation of: (i) a kangaroo; and (ii) the Southern Cross Constellation; and (iii) a seven pointed star; superimposed on a circle; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘One Dollar’; (ii) ‘1 ounce fine silver’. |
| Item 15 | $5 coin |
| Denomination | $5 |
| Standard composition | Not less than 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 31.635g ± 0.50g |
| Maximum diameter | 40.15mm |
| 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) a representation of a steam train on railway tracks, partially covering an outline map of Australia; and (b) the following inscriptions: (i) ‘150 YEARS OF STEAM RAILWAYS IN AUSTRALIA’; (ii) ‘1854 – 2004’. |
| Item 16 | $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 representation of the ship ‘Lady Nelson’ at sea and representations of 2 branches of leatherwood, superimposed on an outline map of Tasmania; and (b) the inscription ‘BICENTENARY OF TASMANIA’; and (c) the inscription ‘H’ surrounded by a circle. |
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