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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 1)

I, IAN GORDON CAMPBELL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 11 September 2002

IAN CAMPBELL

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1 Name of Determination

2 Commencement

3 Specification of coins

4 Application of Determination

Schedule 1

Part 1 Specifications of coins

Part 2 Explanation of symbols

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 1).

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 specification 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 (and, where relevant, 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 $1 (1 oz) Not less than 99.9% silver 31.635  0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O1 R292
102 $2 (2 oz) Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770  0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E1 O1 R293
103 $2 (2 oz) Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770  0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E1 O1 R294
104 $2 (2 oz) Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770  0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E1 O1 R295
105 $2 (2 oz) Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770  0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E1 O1 R296

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Design feature	Symbol	Explanation
201	Shape	S1	Circular
202	Shape	S5	Square with rounded corners
203	Edge	E1	Milled
204	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 or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLAR’, ‘DOLLARS’ or ‘CENTS’, as the case requires;<br>that, in turn, surround an effigy of the Queen.
205	Reverse	R292	The shape of a rivetless locking pipe, immediately inside the rim, enclosing:<br> (a) a coloured image of engineer CY O’Connor; and<br> (b) the inscription ‘GOLDEN PIPELINE 100TH ANNIVERSARY’;<br>that, in turn, overlay:<br> (c) the signatures of dignitaries who attended the opening of the Golden Pipeline in 1903; and<br> (d) the inscription ‘1903 – 2003’ followed by a miniature map of Western Australia; and<br> (e) the Perth Mint ‘P’ mintmark.
206	Reverse	R293	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription:<br> (a) ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2003 2OZ. 999 SILVER’;<br>that, in turn, surrounds:<br> (b) a representation of a kookaburra perched on a tree branch; and<br> (c) a pad-printed representation of the reverse of the Queen’s South Africa Medal and ribbon, as a privy mark.
207	Reverse	R294	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription:<br> (a) ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2003 2OZ. 999 SILVER’;<br>that, in turn, surrounds:<br> (b) a representation of a kookaburra perched on a tree branch; and<br> (c) a pad-printed representation of the reverse of the Victory Medal 1914–1919 and ribbon, as a privy mark.
208	Reverse	R295	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription:<br> (a) ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2003 2OZ. 999 SILVER’;<br>that, in turn, surrounds:<br> (b) a representation of a kookaburra perched on a tree branch; and<br> (c) a pad-printed representation of the reverse of the Australian Service Medal 1939–1945 and ribbon, as a privy mark.
209	Reverse	R296	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription:<br> (a) ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2003 2OZ. 999 SILVER’;<br>that, in turn, surrounds:<br> (b) a representation of a kookaburra perched on a tree branch; and<br> (c) a pad-printed representation of the reverse of the Korea Medal and ribbon, as a privy mark.
210	Reverse	R297	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription:<br> (a) ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2003 2OZ. 999 SILVER’;<br>that, in turn, surrounds:<br> (b) a representation of a kookaburra perched on a tree branch; and<br> (c) a pad-printed representation of the reverse of the Vietnam Medal and ribbon, as a privy mark.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Item

Design feature

Symbol

Explanation

201

Shape

Circular

202

Shape

Square with rounded corners

203

Edge

Milled

204

Obverse

A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA’; and (b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars or cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLAR’, ‘DOLLARS’ or ‘CENTS’, as the case requires; that, in turn, surround an effigy of the Queen.

205

Reverse

R292

The shape of a rivetless locking pipe, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (a) a coloured image of engineer CY O’Connor; and (b) the inscription ‘GOLDEN PIPELINE 100TH ANNIVERSARY’; that, in turn, overlay: (c) the signatures of dignitaries who attended the opening of the Golden Pipeline in 1903; and (d) the inscription ‘1903 – 2003’ followed by a miniature map of Western Australia; and (e) the Perth Mint ‘P’ mintmark.

206

Reverse

R293

A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription: (a) ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2003 2OZ. 999 SILVER’; that, in turn, surrounds: (b) a representation of a kookaburra perched on a tree branch; and (c) a pad-printed representation of the reverse of the Queen’s South Africa Medal and ribbon, as a privy mark.

207

Reverse

R294

A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription: (a) ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2003 2OZ. 999 SILVER’; that, in turn, surrounds: (b) a representation of a kookaburra perched on a tree branch; and (c) a pad-printed representation of the reverse of the Victory Medal 1914–1919 and ribbon, as a privy mark.

208

Reverse

R295

A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription: (a) ‘AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2003 2OZ. 999 SILVER’; that, in turn, surrounds: (b) a representation of a kookaburra perched on a tree branch; and (c) a pad-printed representation of the reverse of the Australian Service Medal 1939–1945 and ribbon, as a privy mark.

209

Reverse

R296

210

Reverse

R297