Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1) (Cth)

Case

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1)

as amended

made under subsection 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 22 January 2013
taking into account amendments up to Currency Legislation (Royal Australian Mint) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra

Contents

1Name of Determination [see Note 1]   3

2Commencement [see Note 1]   3

3Definitions   3

4Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design                3

5Application of Determination   3

Schedule 14

Part 1Specifications of coin   4

Part 2Explanation of symbols   4

Notes    7

  1. Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1).

  1. Commencement [see Note 1]

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

  1. Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Currency Act 1965.

  1. Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design

(1)   For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, each item in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item (being a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified, in the Schedule to the Act):

(a)   the coin’s standard weight; and

(b)   the allowable variation from that standard weight; and

(c)   the coin’s dimensions; and

(d)   the coin’s design.

(2)   A reference in Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is, for a coin that is circular concave, a reference to the shortest diameter of the coin.

  1. Application of Determination

Section 4 does not affect any other determination of the standard weight and allowable variation, dimensions or design of a coin, made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.

Schedule 1           

(section 4)

Part 1        Specifications of coin

Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design
Maximum diameter (mm) Maximum thickness (mm) Shape Edge Obverse Reverse
1 50c Copper and nickel 15.55 ± 0.40 31.65 2.80 S2 E3 O1 R1
2 50c Not less than 99.9% silver 18.24 ± 0.4 31.65 3.00 S2 E3 O1 R1
3 $5 Not less than 99.9% silver 31.10 + 1.00 40.50 8.30 S3 E3 O2 R2
4 $2 Copper, aluminium and nickel 6.60 ± 0.26 20.62 3.20 S1 E2 O1 R3
5 $1 Not less than 99.9% silver 11.94± 0.5 25.30 3.20 S1 E2 O3 R4
6 $5 Copper, aluminium, zinc and tin 20.00 ± 0.80 39.00 2.90 S1 E1 O1 R5
7 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.28 25.12 2.80 S1 E2 O1 R6

Part 2         Explanation of symbols

Item Design Feature Symbol Explanation
1 Shape S1 Circular
2 Shape S2 Dodecagonal
3 Shape S3 Circular concave
4 Edge E1 Continuously milled
5 Edge E2 Interrupted milling
6 Edge E3 Plain
7 Obverse O1

A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a)    ‘IRB’;

(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;

(c)    ‘AUSTRALIA 2012’

8 Obverse O2

A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a)    ‘IRB’;

(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;

(c)    ‘AUSTRALIA 2012’;

(d)   ‘. 5 DOLLARS .’

9 Obverse O3

A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a)    ‘IRB’;

(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;

(c)    ‘AUSTRALIA 2012’;

(d)   ‘. 1 DOLLAR .’

10 Reverse R1

A design consisting of:

(a)    a representation of 2 ballet‑dancers performing a dance; and

(b)   the following:

             (i)     ‘fifty Years of the australian Ballet’;

            (ii)     ‘50’;

           (iii)     a stylised representation of the designer’s initials ‘AB’

11 Reverse R2

A design consisting of:

(a)    a stylised representation of a compass; and

(b)   superimposed on the compass, a coloured, stylised representation of the constellation Crux in a field of stars; and

(c)    the following:

             (i)     ‘NORTH’;

            (ii)     ‘SOUTH’;

           (iii)     ‘EAST’;

           (iv)     ‘WEST’;

            (v)     ‘SOUTHERN SKY’;

           (vi)     ‘RA 12h 30m 00s’;

           (vii)     ‘CRUX’;

          (viii)     ‘DEC ‑60° 00’ 00”’

12 Reverse R3

A design consisting of:

(a)    a central circle containing:

             (i)     the words ‘REMEMBRANCE DAY’ repeated and presented in 11 rows;

            (ii)     the words ‘LEST WE FORGET’ in inverse order, repeated and presented in 11 rows; and

(b)   superimposed on that text, a design consisting of a coloured representation of a red poppy flower; and

(c)    2 representations of a poppy flower; and

(d)   the following:

             (i)     ‘TWO DOLLARS’;

            (ii)     ‘REMEMBRANCE’

13 Reverse R4

A design consisting of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a)    ‘AUSTRALIAN DECIMAL CURRENCY EFFIGIES’;

(b)   ‘MACHIN ‑ 1966’

14 Reverse R5

A design consisting of:

(a)    in the foreground, a representation of Perth Town Hall; and

(b)   in the background, and partially covered by the building:

             (i)     a representation of an archway;

            (ii)     a representation of foliage;

           (iii)     a representation of a cloud;

           (iv)     a horizontal line; and

(c)    a stylised representation of a bird; and

(d)   the following:

             (i)     ‘FIVE DOLLARS’;

            (ii)     the designer’s initials ‘AS’

15 Reverse R6

A design consisting of:

(a)    a representation of 3 ears of wheat tied by a ribbon; and

(b)   an ornamental border; and

(c)    the following:

             (i)     ‘20’;

            (ii)     ‘12’;

           (iii)     ‘AUSTRALIA’;

           (iv)     ‘ONE DOLLAR’;

            (v)     ‘C’;

           (vi)     the designer’s initials ‘K’ and ‘G’;

           (vii)     a circle enclosing a stylised representation of a flower

Notes to the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1)

Note 1

The Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1) (in force under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Title

Date of FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 1) 30 Jan 2012 (see F2012L00095) 31 Jan 2012
Currency Legislation (Royal Australian Mint) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1) 10 Sept 2012 (see F2012L01853) S. 4 and Schedule 2:
31 Jan 2012

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Schedule 1
Part 1
Part 1...................................... am. 2012 No. 1
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