Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 1)
I, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 20 April 2001
JOE HOCKEY
Minister for Financial Services and Regulation
Contents
Page
1 Name of Determination
2 Commencement
3 Specification of coins
4 Application of Determination
Schedule 1
Part 1 Specifications of coins
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 1).
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
The specifications in this Determination do 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 (and, where relevant, nominal weight in ounces or kilograms) | Standard composition | Standard weight and allowable variation (g) | Dimensions | Design | ||||
(1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (6) | ||||
101 | $20 | Bi-metallic: (a) centre piece – 99.99% gold (b) surround – 99.9% silver | 13.40 0.500 | 32.10 | 1.80 | S1 | E1 | O23 | R264 |
102 | $5 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 31.635 0.500 | 40.50 | 4.00 | S1 | E1 | O23 | R265 |
103 | $5 | Mixture of: (a) 5% aluminium; and (b) 5% zinc; and (c) 1% tin; and (d) 89% copper | 20.00 | 38.74 | 2.55 | S1 | E1 | O23 | R266 |
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 | Milled |
203 | Edge | E2 | 8 segments, of which 4 are milled and 4 are plain |
204 | Obverse | O23 | A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2001’; and (b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLAR’, ‘DOLLARS’ or ‘CENTS’, as the case requires; that, in turn, surround an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’. |
205 | Reverse | R264 | A silver annulus bearing the inscription ‘SIR DONALD BRADMAN 1908–2001’, surrounding a gold disc bearing a bust of Sir Donald Bradman wearing a baggy green cap. |
206 | Reverse | R265 | The inscriptions: (a) ‘1908 SIR DONALD BRADMAN 2001’; and (b) a representation of Sir Donald Bradman in cover drive pose with cricket stumps in the background. |
207 | Reverse | R266 | The inscriptions: (a) ‘1908 SIR DONALD BRADMAN 2001’; and (b) a representation of Sir Donald Bradman in pull shot pose with cricket stumps in the background. |