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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

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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

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’.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Item

Design Feature

Symbol

Explanation

201

Shape

Circular.

202

Edge

Continuous milled.

203

Edge

14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain.

204

Edge

Plain.

205

Obverse

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 1998’.

206

Obverse

O11

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 1999’.

207

Reverse

R119

The inscriptions: (a) ‘towards a society for all ages’; and (b) ‘International Year of Older Persons’; 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: (c) ‘Australia 1999’; and (d) ‘1 DOLLAR’.

208

Reverse

R120

A representation of an Australian ANZAC soldier, and: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and (ii) ‘THE LAST ANZACS’; and (b) the monogram ‘WP’.

209

Reverse

R121

A representation of an Australian ANZAC soldier, and: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and (ii) ‘THE LAST ANZACS’; and (b) the monogram ‘WP’; and (c) the letter: (i) ‘C’; or (ii) ‘M’; or (iii) ‘A’; or (iv) ‘S’; or (v) ‘B’.

210

Reverse

R123

A representation of 2 kangaroos in the sitting position, and: (a) the inscription ‘C’; and (b) the monogram ‘WP’; surrounded by the inscriptions: (c) ‘1 OUNCE FINE SILVER’; and (d) ‘ONE DOLLAR’.

211

Reverse

R124

A representation of a tunnel‑construction scene, and the monogram ‘G’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS SCHEME’; and (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: (a) ‘THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS SCHEME’; and (b) ‘10 DOLLARS’.

213

Reverse

R126

A representation of the northern hairy‑nosed wombat, and: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘10 DOLLARS’; and (ii) ‘NORTHERN HAIRY‑NOSED WOMBAT’; and (b) the monogram ‘G’.