Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 2) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 2)

I, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated  14 March  2005

CHRIS PEARCE

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

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

1. Specification of coins

For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin of the denomination of 50 cents:

(a)the coin’s standard composition; and

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

(c)the coin’s dimensions; and

(d)the coin’s design.

1. Application of Determination

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

Schedule 1          Specifications of coins

(section 3)

Denomination

50 cents

Standard composition

Copper and nickel

Standard weight and
allowable variation

15.55g ± 0.40 g

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 2006’.

Reverse design

Any of the following designs:

1

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing basketball with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

2

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing hockey with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

3

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person shooting with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

4

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a weightlifter with 2 swirling lines around the weightlifter; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

5

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing badminton with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

6

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a gymnast with 2 swirling lines around the gymnast; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

7

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing rugby with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

8

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person cycling with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

9

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of an athlete running with 2 swirling lines around the athlete; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

10

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person competing in a triathlon with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

11

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing netball with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

12

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing table tennis with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

13

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person swimming with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

14

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person boxing with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

15

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a lawn bowler with 2 swirling lines around the lawn bowler; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.

16

A design consisting of:

     (a)   a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing squash with 2 swirling lines around the person; and

    (b)   a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and

     (c)   the inscriptions:

        (i)   ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and

        (ii)   ‘50’.