Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 6)
I, IAN GORDON CAMPBELL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under paragraph 14 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 22 September 2003
IAN CAMPBELL
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Contents
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 2003 (No. 6).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on gazettal.
3 Specification of coins
(1) 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.
(2) A reference in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is, for a coin that is not circular, a reference to the distance between 2 parallel faces of the edge of the coin.
4 Application of Determination
The specifications in Schedule 1 to 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) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||||
101 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 0.280 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E3 | O41 | R324 | |
102 | $1 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 11.66 0.240 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E3 | O41 | R325 | |
103 | $1 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 31.635 0.50 | 40.15 | 3.50 | S1 | E1 | O41 | R326 | |
104 | $1 | Not less than 99.9% silver, partially plated with 99.99% gold | 31.635 0.50 | 40.15 | 3.50 | S1 | E1 | O41 | R327 | |
105 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 0.280 | 25.12 | 2.80 | S1 | E3 | O41 | R328 | |
106 | $5 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 31.635 0.50 | 40.15 | 3.50 | S1 | E1 | O40 | R329 | |
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 | O40 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’; and (c) ‘FIVE DOLLARS’. |
205 | Obverse | O41 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’. |
206 | Reverse | R324 | A representation of: (a) the ‘Eureka’ flag flying from a flag post; and (b) two huts; and (c) a wooden stockade; and (d) stylised images of soldiers holding rifles; and the inscriptions: (e) ‘EUREKA STOCKADE 1854’; and (f) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and (g) the letter ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘M’ or ‘S’. |
207 | Reverse | R325 | A representation of: (a) the ‘Eureka’ flag flying from a flag post; and (b) two huts; and (c) a wooden stockade; and (d) stylised images of soldiers holding rifles; and the inscriptions: (e) ‘EUREKA STOCKADE 1854’; and (f) ‘1 DOLLAR’. |
208 | Reverse | R326 | A representation of a kangaroo behind which are: (a) the design elements of a horizontal line across the table of the coin, dividing the coin into two halves; and (b) a circle; surrounded by the inscriptions: (c) ‘1 ounce fine silver’; and (d) ‘ONE DOLLAR’. |
209 | Reverse | R327 | A representation of a kangaroo behind which are: (a) the design elements of a horizontal line across the table of the coin, dividing the coin into two halves; and (b) a circle, the top half of which is plated in 99.99% gold; surrounded by the inscriptions: (c) ‘1 ounce fine silver’; and (d) ‘ONE DOLLAR’. |
210 | Reverse | R328 | A representation of five kangaroos: (a) in holographic colour; and (b) with vertical holographic coloured lines behind them; and the inscription ‘1 DOLLAR’. |
211 | Reverse | R329 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of an outline of Australia, on which are two rail tracks running into the distance; and (b) an image of a goods train pulled by a diesel locomotive; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘DARWIN’; and (ii) ‘ALICE SPRINGS’; and (iii) ‘2004’; and (iv) ‘ADELAIDE’. |