Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 2)
I, ROSS CAMERON, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under paragraph 13 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 17 February 2004
ROSS CAMERON
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 2).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.
3 Specification of coins
For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:
(a) the denomination of a coin; and
(b) the coin’s standard composition; and
(c) the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and
(d) the coin’s dimensions; and
(e) the coin’s design.
4 Application of Determination
The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
Schedule 1 Specifications of coins
(section 3)
Item 1 | $5 coin |
Denomination | $5 |
Standard composition | Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin |
Standard weight and | 20.00g ± 0.50g |
Maximum diameter | 38.90mm |
Maximum thickness | 2.65mm |
Shape | Circular |
Edge | Continuously milled |
Obverse design | 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’. |
Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a man throwing a javelin; and (b) a man throwing a spear, using a spear thrower; and (c) the AOC logo (printed in colour); and (d) the inscription ‘OLYMPIC GAMES 2000–2004’. |
Item 2 | $5 coin |
Denomination | $5 |
Standard composition | At least 99% silver |
Standard weight and | 36.31g ± 0.64g |
Maximum diameter | 38.90mm |
Maximum thickness | 3.50mm |
Shape | Circular |
Edge | Continuously milled |
Obverse design | 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’. |
Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) the inscription ‘SYDNEY TO ATHENS’; and (b) a representation of the Parthenon superimposed on the Sydney Opera House; and (c) the AOC logo in a hologram; and (d) the inscription ‘2000–2004’. |
Item 3 | $50 coin |
Denomination | $50 |
Standard composition | Outer ring — at least 99.9% copper Intermediate ring — at least 99.9% silver Centre — at least 99.9% gold |
Standard weight and | Outer ring — 15.32g ± 0.30g Intermediate ring — 13.39g ± 0.25g Centre — 7.8g ± 0.10g Total coin mass — 36.51g ± 0.65g |
Maximum diameter | 38.90mm |
Maximum thickness | 3.50mm |
Shape | Circular |
Edge | Continuously milled |
Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by a laurel wreath which is surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’; and (c) ‘FIFTY DOLLARS’. |
Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a copper annulus with the inscription ‘OLYMPIC GAMES 2004’ surrounding: (i) a silver annulus; and (ii) a gold circle at the centre with the AOC logo in a hologram; and (b) a laurel wreath encircling the coin. |