Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 3)
I, ROSS CAMERON, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 24 May 2004
ROSS CAMERON
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Contents
1 Name of Determination
2 Commencement
3 Specification of coins
4 Application of Determination
Schedule 1 Specifications of coins
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 3).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.
3 Specification of coins
(1) For subsections 13 (2) and 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.
(2) A reference in Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is, for a coin that is not circular, a reference to the distance between two parallel faces of the edge of the coin.
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 | 5c coin |
Denomination | 5c |
Standard composition | At least 99.9% silver |
Standard weight and | 3.24g ± 0.12g |
Maximum diameter | 19.53mm |
Maximum thickness | 1.55mm |
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’. |
Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of an echidna; and (b) the inscription ‘5’. |
Item 2 | 10c coin |
Denomination | 10c |
Standard composition | At least 99.9% silver |
Standard weight and | 6.57g ± 0.17g |
Maximum diameter | 23.72mm |
Maximum thickness | 1.98mm |
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’. |
Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a lyrebird; and (b) the inscription ‘10’. |
Item 3 | 20c coin |
Denomination | 20c |
Standard composition | At least 99.9% silver |
Standard weight and | 13.36g ± 0.30g |
Maximum diameter | 28.65mm |
Maximum thickness | 2.52mm |
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’. |
Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a platypus with water swirls; and (b) the inscription ‘20’. |
Item 4 | 50c coin |
Denomination | 50c |
Standard composition | At least 99.9% silver |
Standard weight and | 18.24g ± 0.40g |
Maximum diameter | 31.65mm |
Maximum thickness | 2.80mm |
Shape | Dodecahedral |
Edge | Plain |
Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’. |
Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of the coat of arms of Australia; and (b) the inscription ‘50’. |
Item 5 | $1 coin |
Denomination | $1 |
Standard composition | At least 99.9% silver |
Standard weight and | 11.66g ± 0.24g |
Maximum diameter | 25.12mm |
Maximum thickness | 2.80mm |
Shape | Circular |
Edge | 14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain |
Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’. |
Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of 5 kangaroos; and (b) the inscription ‘1 DOLLAR’. |
Item 6 | $2 coin |
Denomination | $2 |
Standard composition | At least 99.9% silver |
Standard weight and | 8.55g ± 0.21g |
Maximum diameter | 20.62mm |
Maximum thickness | 3.00mm |
Shape | Circular |
Edge | 8 segments, of which 4 are milled and 4 are plain |
Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’ surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2004’. |
Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of an Aboriginal elder; and (b) the Southern Cross constellation; and (c) a ‘grass tree’; and (d) the inscription ‘2 DOLLARS’. |