Currency Determination No. 7 of 1998
I, PETER HOWARD COSTELLO, Treasurer, make this determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 18 November 1998.
PETER COSTELLO
Treasurer
Currency Determination No. 7 of 19981
made under the
Currency Act 1965
Contents
Page
1 Name of determination 3
2 Commencement 3
3 Specification of coins 3
4 Application of determination 3
Schedule 1 4
Part 1 Specifications of coins 4
Part 2 Explanation of symbols 5
1 Name of determination
This determination is Currency Determination No. 7 of 1998.
2 Commencement
This determination commences on gazettal.
3 Specification of coins
This determination specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that weight, the dimensions and the design specified in columns 4, 5 and 6 of that Part.
4 Application of determination
This determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
Schedule 1
(section 3)
Part 1 Specifications of coins
Column 1 | Column 2
| Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | ||||
Item |
Denomination |
Standard composition |
Standard weight and allowable variation (g) |
Dimensions |
Design | ||||
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| (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
101 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 0.280 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E3 | O11 | R119 |
102 | $1 | 99.9% silver | 11.66 0.240 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E3 | O11 | R120 |
103 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 0.280 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E3 | O11 | R121 |
104 | $1 | 99.9% silver | 31.635 0.500 | 40.60 | 4.00 | S1 | E1 | O11 | R123 |
105 | $10 | 99.9% silver | 20.77 0.500 | 34.10 | 2.90 | S1 | E4 | O11 | R124 |
106 | $10 | 99.9% silver | 20.77 0.500 | 34.10 | 2.90 | S1 | E4 | O11 | R125 |
107 | $10 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 20.00 0.500 | 34.10 | 2.90 | S1 | E1 | O5 | R126 |
108 | $10 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 40.00 0.500 | 34.10 | 5.10 | S1 | E1 | O5 | R126 |
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
201 | Shape | S1 | Circular. |
202 | Edge | E1 | Continuous milled. |
203 | Edge | E3 | 14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain. |
204 | Edge | E4 | Plain. |
205 | Obverse | O5 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 1998’. |
206 | Obverse | O11 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 1999’. |
207 | Reverse | R119 | The inscriptions: (a) ‘towards a society for all ages’; and (b) ‘International Year of Older Persons’; immediately inside the rim, surrounding a circle, that in turn surrounds a representation of the United Nations International Year of Older Persons logo, and the inscriptions: (c) ‘Australia 1999’; and (d) ‘1 DOLLAR’. |
208 | Reverse | R120 | A representation of an Australian ANZAC soldier, and: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and (ii) ‘THE LAST ANZACS’; and (b) the monogram ‘WP’. |
209 | Reverse | R121 | A representation of an Australian ANZAC soldier, and: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and (ii) ‘THE LAST ANZACS’; and (b) the monogram ‘WP’; and (c) the letter: (i) ‘C’; or (ii) ‘M’; or (iii) ‘A’; or (iv) ‘S’; or (v) ‘B’. |
210 | Reverse | R123 | A representation of 2 kangaroos in the sitting position, and: (a) the inscription ‘C’; and (b) the monogram ‘WP’; surrounded by the inscriptions: (c) ‘1 OUNCE FINE SILVER’; and (d) ‘ONE DOLLAR’. |
211 | Reverse | R124 | A representation of a tunnel‑construction scene, and the monogram ‘G’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS SCHEME’; and (b) ‘10 DOLLARS’. |
212 | Reverse | R125 | A representation of a mountain dam scene, and the monogram ‘G’, all enclosed in a circle, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS SCHEME’; and (b) ‘10 DOLLARS’. |
213 | Reverse | R126 | A representation of the northern hairy‑nosed wombat, and: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘10 DOLLARS’; and (ii) ‘NORTHERN HAIRY‑NOSED WOMBAT’; and (b) the monogram ‘G’. |