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Currency Determination No. 7 of 1998

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This Determination sets technical specifications for particular Australian coins: metal composition, standard weight (with allowable variation), diameter, thickness, shape, edge type and the obverse/reverse designs (see s3 and Schedule 1). It binds the Royal Australian Mint and any minting operations that produce these coins and is made by the Treasurer under the Currency Act. The measure does not change other existing coin specifications (s4). Compliance costs and production choices fall on minting operations, which must meet the tolerances and design codes listed.

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Currency Determination No. 7 of 1998

I, PETER HOWARD COSTELLO, Treasurer, make this determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 18 November 1998.

PETER COSTELLO

Treasurer

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Currency Determination No. 7 of 19981

made under the

Currency Act 1965

Contents

Page

1 Name of determination 3

2 Commencement 3

3 Specification of coins 3

4 Application of determination 3

Schedule 1 4

Part 1 Specifications of coins 4

Part 2 Explanation of symbols 5

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1 Name of determination

This determination is Currency Determination No. 7 of 1998.

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

This determination does 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 Standardcomposition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design
(1) Diameter (mm) (2) Thickness (mm) (1) Shape (2) Edge (3) Obverse (4) Reverse
101 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00  0.280 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O11 R119
102 $1 99.9% silver 11.66  0.240 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O11 R120
103 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00  0.280 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O11 R121
104 $1 99.9% silver 31.635 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O11 R123
105 $10 99.9% silver 20.77 0.500 34.10 2.90 S1 E4 O11 R124
106 $10 99.9% silver 20.77  0.500 34.10 2.90 S1 E4 O11 R125
107 $10 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper 20.00  0.500 34.10 2.90 S1 E1 O5 R126
108 $10 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper 40.00  0.500 34.10 5.10 S1 E1 O5 R126

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	Continuous milled.
203	Edge	E3	14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain.
204	Edge	E4	Plain.
205	Obverse	O5	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 1998’.
206	Obverse	O11	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 1999’.
207	Reverse	R119	The inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘towards a society for all ages’; and<br> (b) ‘International Year of Older Persons’;<br>immediately inside the rim, surrounding a circle, that in turn surrounds a representation of the United Nations International Year of Older Persons logo, and the inscriptions:<br> (c) ‘Australia 1999’; and<br> (d) ‘1 DOLLAR’.
208	Reverse	R120	A representation of an Australian ANZAC soldier, and:<br> (a) the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and<br> (ii) ‘THE LAST ANZACS’; and<br> (b) the monogram ‘WP’.
209	Reverse	R121	A representation of an Australian ANZAC soldier, and:<br> (a) the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and<br> (ii) ‘THE LAST ANZACS’; and<br> (b) the monogram ‘WP’; and<br> (c) the letter:<br> (i) ‘C’; or<br> (ii) ‘M’; or<br> (iii) ‘A’; or<br> (iv) ‘S’; or<br> (v) ‘B’.
210	Reverse	R123	A representation of 2 kangaroos in the sitting position, and:<br> (a) the inscription ‘C’; and<br> (b) the monogram ‘WP’;<br>surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (c) ‘1 OUNCE FINE SILVER’; and<br> (d) ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
211	Reverse	R124	A representation of a tunnel‑construction scene, and the monogram ‘G’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS SCHEME’; and<br> (b) ‘10 DOLLARS’.
212	Reverse	R125	A representation of a mountain dam scene, and the monogram ‘G’, all enclosed in a circle, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS SCHEME’; and<br> (b) ‘10 DOLLARS’.
213	Reverse	R126	A representation of the northern hairy‑nosed wombat, and:<br> (a) the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘10 DOLLARS’; and<br> (ii) ‘NORTHERN HAIRY‑NOSED WOMBAT’; and<br> (b) the monogram ‘G’.

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Currency Determination No. 7 of 1998

I, PETER HOWARD COSTELLO, Treasurer, make this determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 18 November 1998.

PETER COSTELLO

Treasurer

Currency Determination No. 7 of 19981

made under the

Currency Act 1965

Contents

Page

1 Name of determination 3

2 Commencement 3

3 Specification of coins 3

4 Application of determination 3

Schedule 1 4

Part 1 Specifications of coins 4

Part 2 Explanation of symbols 5

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1 Name of determination

This determination is Currency Determination No. 7 of 1998.

2 Commencement

This determination commences on gazettal.

3 Specification of coins

4 Application of determination

This determination does 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 Standardcomposition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design
(1) Diameter (mm) (2) Thickness (mm) (1) Shape (2) Edge (3) Obverse (4) Reverse
101 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00  0.280 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O11 R119
102 $1 99.9% silver 11.66  0.240 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O11 R120
103 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00  0.280 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O11 R121
104 $1 99.9% silver 31.635 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O11 R123