Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 1)
as amended
made under paragraph 13 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the
Currency Act 1965
This compilation was prepared on 31 March 2004
taking into account amendments up to Currency (Royal Australian Mint)
Amendment Determination 2004 (No. 1)
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Standard composition of coins
4 Specification of coins
5 Application of Determination
Schedule 1
Part 1 Specifications of coins
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
Notes
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 1).
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
This Determination commences on gazettal.
3 Standard composition of coins
For paragraph 13 (2) (b) of the Currency Act 1965, that Act has effect, on and after the commencement of this Determination:
(a) as if there were included in the Schedule to that Act the denominations of money mentioned in column 2 of items 103 and 104 of Part 1 of Schedule 1; and
(b) as if there were specified in the Schedule opposite those denominations, as the standard composition of coins of those denominations, the standard composition mentioned in column 3 of those items.
4 Specification of coins
For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, 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.
5 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
(sections 3 and 4)
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 | $5 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 36.31 | 38.90 | 3.50 | S1 | E1 | O40 | R331 | |
102 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 0.40 | 31.65 | 2.80 | S3 | E4 | O41 | R332 | |
103 | $1 | Annulus: not less than 99.9% silver Centre: not less than 99.9% copper | 56.23 0.80 | 50.10 | 3.80 | S1 | E1 | O42 | R333 | |
104 | $5 | Copper and nickel Gold plating: 99.9% gold | 27.25 0.56 | 38.90 | 3.10 | S1 | E1 | O41 | R334 | |
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
201 | Shape | S1 | Circular |
202 | Shape | S3 | Dodecagonal |
203 | Edge | E1 | Continuously milled |
204 | Edge | E4 | Plain |
205 | 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) ‘5 DOLLARS’. |
206 | Obverse | O41 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’. |
207 | Obverse | O42 | A design consisting of: (a) a silver annulus with a small effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the monogram ‘IRB’ and the inscriptions: (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’; and (iii) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and (b) a copper centre consisting of a representation of the obverse of a penny comprising a circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription ‘ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D:+’; that, in turn, surrounds an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. |
208 | Reverse | R331 | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of the ship ‘Lady Nelson’ at sea and representations of 2 branches of leatherwood, superimposed on an outline map of Tasmania; and (b) the inscription ‘BICENTENARY OF TASMANIA’. |
209 | Reverse | R332 | A representation of a drawing of: (a) a koala holding onto a gum tree; and (b) a lorikeet with its wings outstretched; and (c) a wombat; and (d) the number ‘50’. |
210 | Reverse | R333 | A design consisting of: (a) a silver annulus with: (i) a cameo of the obverse of a penny featuring King George V; and (ii) a cameo of the obverse of a penny featuring King George VI; and (iii) a cameo of the obverse of a penny featuring Queen Elizabeth II; and (iv) a cameo of the reverse of the first penny released in 1911; and (v) the inscriptions: (A) ‘1911’; and (B) ‘1964’; and (vi) 2 seven pointed stars; and (b) a copper centre consisting of a representation of the reverse of a 1964 penny comprising a circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (i) the inscription ‘AUSTRALIA’; and (ii) the inscription ‘PENNY’; and (iii) an image of a kangaroo; and (iv) a seven pointed star; and (v) the monogram ‘KG’; and (vi) the inscription ‘1964’. |
211 | Reverse | R334 | A design consisting of: (a) an inner copper nickel oval containing a representation of the Australian Football League Premiership Cup; and (b) a gold plated surround with: (i) the inscription ‘Australia’s Own Game’; and (ii) the inscription ‘Five Dollars’; and (iii) 2 logos of the Australian Football League. |
Notes to the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 1)
Note 1
The Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 1) (in force under paragraph 13 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Instruments
Title | Date of notification | Date of | Application, saving or |
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 8) | 27 Jan 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. S15) | 27 Jan 2004 |
|
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Amendment Determination 2004 (No. 1) | 17 Mar 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. S81) | 17 Mar 2004 | — |
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
Provision affected | How affected |
S. 1................. | rs. 2004 No. 1 |