Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 4)
I, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 13 April 2000
JOE HOCKEY
Minister for Financial Services and Regulation
Contents
Page
1 Name of Determination
2 Commencement
3 Specification of coin
4 Application of Determination
5 Amendment of Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995
Schedule 1
Part 1 Specifications of coin
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
Schedule 2 Amendments of Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995
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1 Name of Determination
This Determination is Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 4).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on gazettal.
3 Specification of coin
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.
5 Amendment of Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995
Schedule 2 amends Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995.
Schedule 1
(section 3)
Part 1 Specifications of coin
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | ||||
Item | Denomination | Standard | Standard weight and allowable variation (g) | Dimensions | Design | ||||
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101 | 20c | Not less than 99.9% silver | 13.36 0.30 | 28.52 0.05 | 2.41 | S1 | E1 | O21 | R229 |
102 | 20c | Not less than 99.9% silver | 13.36 0.30 | 28.52 0.05 | 2.41 | S1 | E1 | O21 | R230 |
103 | 20c | Not less than 99.9% silver | 13.36 0.30 | 28.52 0.05 | 2.41 | S1 | E1 | O21 | R231 |
104 | 50c | Not less than 99.9% silver | 36.31 0.64 | 38.74 0.05 | 3.45 | S1 | E1 | O21 | R232 |
105 | $2 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 8.55 0.21 | 20.50 0.05 | 2.90 | S1 | E1 | O15 | R233 |
106 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 0.280 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E3 | O14 | R234 |
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 | Continuously milled |
203 | Edge | E3 | 14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain |
204 | Obverse | O14 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’. |
205 | Obverse | O15 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and (b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLARS’. |
206 | Obverse | O21 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and (b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘CENTS’. |
207 | Reverse | R229 | A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Edward VII 1910 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of King Edward VII surrounded by the inscription ‘EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:’. |
208 | Reverse | R230 | A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the George V 1911 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of King George V surrounded by the inscription ‘GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D IND: IMP:’. |
209 | Reverse | R231 | A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Elizabeth II 1953 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by the inscription ‘ + ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D:’. |
210 | Reverse | R232 | A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the George VI crown obverse design, consisting of an image of King George VI surrounded by the inscription ‘GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.’. |
211 | Reverse | R233 | A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Victoria 1901 sovereign obverse, consisting of an image of Queen Victoria surrounded by the inscription ‘VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP ’. |
212 | Reverse | R234 | A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (a) a representation of an artist’s impression of the Victoria Cross; and (b) the inscriptions ‘Capt N Howse VC’ and ‘24 July 1900’; surrounded by the inscriptions ‘VICTORIA CROSS’ and ‘ONE DOLLAR’. |
Schedule 2 Amendments of Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995
(section 5)
[1] Amendments relating to reverse of coins
Provision | omit | insert |
Paragraph 12 (9) (a) | Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum) | golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) |
Paragraph 13 (9) (a) | royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) | Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum) |
Paragraph 14 (9) (a) | golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) | royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) |
Paragraph 21 (9) (a) | Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum) | golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) |
Paragraph 22 (9) (a) | royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) | Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum) |
Paragraph 23 (9) (a) | golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) | royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) |
Paragraph 30 (9) (a) | Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum) | golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) |
Paragraph 31 (9) (a) | royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) | Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum) |
Paragraph 32 (9) (a) | golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) | royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) |
[2] Amendments relating to standard composition of coins
The following subclauses are amended by omitting ‘consists of 11/12 gold and 1/12 other metal’ and inserting ‘includes not less than 99.9% gold’.
- subclause 24 (1)
- subclause 25 (1)
- subclause 26 (1)
- subclause 27 (1)
- subclause 28 (1)
- subclause 29 (1)
- subclause 30 (1)
- subclause 31 (1).
[3] Amendments relating to standard weight of coins
The following subclauses are amended by omitting ‘10.342 grams’ and inserting ‘10.468 grams’.
- subclause 24 (4)
- subclause 25 (4)
- subclause 26 (4)
- subclause 27 (4)
- subclause 28 (4)
- subclause 29 (4)
- subclause 30 (4)
- subclause 31 (4).
[4] Amendments relating to thickness of coins
The following subclauses are amended by omitting ‘1.60 millimetres’ and inserting ‘1.50 millimetres’.
- subclause 24 (7)
- subclause 25 (7)
- subclause 26 (7)
- subclause 27 (7)
- subclause 28 (7)
- subclause 29 (7)
- subclause 30 (7)
- subclause 31 (7).