Commonwealth of Australia
Currency Act 1965
Currency Determination No. 6 of 1992
I, ROBERT MCMULLAN, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make the following Determination under the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 17 January, 1992.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
for and on behalf of the Treasurer
Citation
1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 6 of 1992.
[NOTE: This Determination commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss.46a and 48.]
Interpretation
2. In this Determination:
"$25 coin" means:
(a) a Princess Margaret coin; or
(b) a Princess of Wales coin; or
(c) a Princess Royal coin; or
(d) a Queen Mother coin;
"Act" means the Currency Act 1965;
"Princess Margaret coin" means a coin:
(a) of the denomination of $25; and
(b) the specifications of which are set out in clauses 3 to 6 (inclusive) of this Determination; and
(c) the design of which is set out in clause 7 of this Determination;
"Princess of Wales coin" means a coin:
(a) of the denomination of $25; and
(b) the specifications of which are set out in clauses 3 to 6 (inclusive) of this Determination; and
(c) the design of which is set out in clause 8 of this Determination;
"Princess Royal coin" means a coin:
(a) of the denomination of $25; and
(b) the specifications of which are set out in clauses 3 to 6 (inclusive) of this Determination; and
(c) the design of which is set out in clause 9 of this Determination;
"Queen Mother coin" means a coin:
(a) of the denomination of $25; and
(b) the specifications of which are set out in clauses 3 to 6 (inclusive) of this Determination; and
(c) the design of which is set out in clause 10 of this Determination.
Schedule to the Act
3. The Act has effect, on and after 19 July 1992, as if the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the reference to the denomination "Twenty-five dollars", to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions "not less than 99.99% gold", "not less than 99.95% platinum" and "92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal".
Shape and edge of $25 coin
4. (1) The shape of a $25 coin is circular.
(2) The edge of the coin is milled
Composition of $25 coin
5. The composition of a $25 coin is 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal.
Weight and dimensions of $25 coin
6. (1) The standard weight of a $25 coin is 33.63 grams.
(2) A variation of 0.65 grams from the standard weight is allowable.
(3) The diameter of a $25 coin is 38.90 millimetres.
(4) The thickness of a $25 coin is 3.10 millimetres.
Design of the Princess Margaret coin
7. (1) The obverse of the Princess Margaret coin bears an effigy of the Queen and the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II" and "AUSTRALIA 1992".
(2) The reverse of the coin bears:
(a) an effigy of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, surrounded by a circle of crowns; and
(b) the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II 40TH ANNIVERSARY" and "25 DOLLARS".
Design of the Princess of Wales coin
8. (1) The obverse of the Princess of Wales coin bears an effigy of the Queen and the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II" and "AUSTRALIA 1992".
(2) The reverse of the coin bears:
(a) an effigy of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, surrounded by a circle of crowns; and
(b) the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II 40TH ANNIVERSARY" and "25 DOLLARS".
Design of the Princess Royal coin
9. (1) The obverse of the Princess Royal coin bears an effigy of the Queen and the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II" and "AUSTRALIA 1992".
(2) The reverse of the coin bears:
(a) an effigy of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, surrounded by a circle of crowns; and
(b) the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II 40TH ANNIVERSARY" and "25 DOLLARS".
Design of the Queen Mother coin
10. (1) The obverse of the Queen Mother coin bears an effigy of the Queen and the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II" and "AUSTRALIA 1992".
(2) The reverse of the coin bears:
(a) an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, surrounded by a circle of crowns; and
(b) the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II 40TH ANNIVERSARY" and "25 DOLLARS".
Issue price of $25 coin
11. For the purposes of subsection 14A (1) of the Act, the issue price of a $25 coin is $195.