Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 3)

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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 3)

I, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 4 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 (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2001 (No. 3).

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
composition

Standard weight and allowable variation (g)

Dimensions

Design

 

 

 

 

(1) Diameter
(mm)

(2)
Thickness
(mm)

(1)
Shape

(2)
Edge

(3)
Obverse

(4)
Reverse

101

20c

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.33

28.65

2.52

S1

E4

O22

R275

102

20c

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.33

28.65

2.52

S1

E4

O22

R276

103

20c

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.33

28.65

2.52

S1

E4

O22

R277

104

20c

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.33

28.65

2.52

S1

E4

O22

R278

105

20c

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.33

28.65

2.52

S1

E4

O22

R279

106

20c

Copper and nickel

11.30 ± 0.33

28.65

2.52

S1

E4

O22

R280

Part 2 Explanation of symbols

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Item

Design Feature

Symbol

Explanation

201

Shape

S1

Circular

202

Edge

E3

14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain

203

Edge

E4

Plain

204

Obverse

O22

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:

 (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and

 (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2001’.

205

Reverse

R275

A design consisting of an artist’s impression of the Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building, displaying the Australian flag, branches of heath (the floral emblem of Victoria), and:

 (a) the inscriptions:

 (i) ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and

 (ii) ‘1901’; and

 (iii) ‘2001’; and

 (iv) ‘20 CENTS’; and

 (b) the monograms:

 (i) ‘RDL’; and

 (ii) ‘KAM’.

206

Reverse

R276

A design consisting of an artist’s impression of two Brolgas, one of which is standing in water, set against a background of hills and clouds, and:

 (a) the inscriptions:

 (i) ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and

 (ii) ‘NORTHERN TERRITORY’; and

 (iii) ‘20 CENTS’; and

 (b) the monogram ‘LB’.

207

Reverse

R277

A design consisting of an artist’s impression of Sturt’s desert pea (the floral emblem of South Australia), set against a background of hills, the Southern Cross constellation, and:

 (a) the inscriptions:

 (i) ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and

 (ii) ‘SOUTH AUSTRALIA’; and

 (iii) ‘20 CENTS’; and

 (b) the monogram ‘LM’.

208

Reverse

R278

A design consisting of an artist’s impression of a rabbit-eared bandicoot superimposed on a kangaroo-paw (the floral emblem of Western Australia), which, in turn, is superimposed on a representation of the coastline of Western Australia, and:

 (a) the inscriptions:

 (i) ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and

 (ii) ‘20 CENTS’; and

 (b) the monogram ‘JNG’.

209

Reverse

R279

A design consisting of an artist’s impression of a Tasmanian tiger, superimposed on the shape of Tasmania, and:

 (a) the inscriptions:

 (i) ‘TASMANIA’; and

 (ii) ‘CENTENARY OF FEDERATION’; and

 (iii) ‘20 CENTS’; and

 (b) the monogram ‘AMc’.

210

Reverse

R280

A design consisting of an artist’s impression of Sir Donald Bradman batting in front of a wicket, and:

 (a) the inscriptions:

 (i) ‘1908  SIR DONALD BRADMAN  2001’; and

 (ii) ‘20 CENTS’; and

 (b) the monogram ‘G’.

 

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