Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2)
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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2)
I, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 1 June 2000
JOE HOCKEY
Minister for Financial Services and Regulation
Contents
Page
1 Name of Determination
2 Commencement
3 Specification of coins
4 Application of Determination
5 Amendment of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2)
Schedule 1
Part 1 Specification of coins
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
Schedule 2 Amendments of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2)
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1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2).
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
The specifications in this Determination do not affect any other Determination of the specifications of a coin.
5 Amendment of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2)
Schedule 2 amends Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2).
Schedule 1
(section 3)
Part 1 Specification of coins
- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6
- Item Denomination and nominal weight in ounces or kilograms Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design
- (1) Diameter (mm) (2) Thickness (mm) (1) Shape (2) Edge (3) Obverse (4) Reverse
- 101 $2 (2 oz) Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770 ± 0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E1 O1 R233
- 102 $25 (1/4 oz) Not less than 99.99% gold 7.807 ± 0.030 20.10 2.00 S1 E1 O1 R234
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 | Continuously milled |
| 203 | Obverse | O1 | A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing:<br>(a) the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA’; and<br>(b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLARS’;<br>that, in turn, surround an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| 204 | Reverse | R233 | A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscriptions:<br>(a) ‘THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2 OZ. 999 SILVER’; and<br>(b) ‘2000’;<br>that, in turn, surround:<br>(c) a representation of the Victoria Cross, in colour; and<br>(d) a representation of 2 kookaburras sitting back to back on a branch; and<br>(e) the inscription ‘P’. |
| 205 | Reverse | R234 | A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscriptions:<br>(a) ‘THE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET 1/4 OZ. 9999 GOLD’; and<br>(b) ‘2000’;<br>that, in turn, surround:<br>(c) a representation of two hopping kangaroos breaking through a sunburst design; and<br>(d) as a privy mark — ‘Expo 2000 Hannover’ (a representation of part of the official symbol of Expo 2000 in Hanover). |
Schedule 2 Amendments of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 2)
(section 5)
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[1] Items 108, 109 and 110, column 6 (2) (Edge)
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E2
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For a coin dated 2000: E2
For a coin dated 2001: E1