Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 9)
I, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 21 December 2000
JOE HOCKEY
Minister for Financial Services and Regulation
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 9).
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 | Standard | Standard weight and allowable variation (g) | Dimensions | Design | |||||
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| (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
101 | 20c | Copper and nickel | 11.30 0.33 | 28.65 | 2.52 | S1 | E4 | O22 | R258 | |
102 | 20c | Copper and nickel | 11.30 0.33 | 28.65 | 2.52 | S1 | E4 | O22 | R259 | |
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
201 | Shape | S1 | Circular |
202 | Edge | E4 | Plain |
203 | Obverse | O22 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2001’. |
204 | Reverse | R258 | A representation of a waratah, the inscription ‘20’ and the monogram ‘JKN’, superimposed on a representation of the shape of New South Wales, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘1901 – 2001’; and (b) ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’. |
205 | Reverse | R259 | A representation of the flagpole above Parliament House, Canberra, displaying an Australian flag, and the inscription ‘20 CENTS’, superimposed on a design consisting of a representation of the shape of the Australian Capital Territory and a representation of a royal bluebell surrounded by: (a) a representation of the Federation Star; and (b) a representation of a rose bush; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘CELEBRATING THE AUSTRALIAN CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and (ii) ‘1901 to 2001’. The design bears the inscription ‘A.C.T’ and the monogram ‘SJP’. |