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Name of Determination \[see Note 1\]
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 2).
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1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 2).
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Specification of coins
For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:
(a) the denomination of a coin; and
(b) the coin’s:
(i) standard composition; and
(ii) standard weight and the allowable variation from that weight; and
(iii) dimensions; and
(iv) design.
4 Application
The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 2)
as amended
made under subsection 13A (1) of the
Currency Act 1965
This compilation was prepared on 14 October 2010
taking into account amendments up to Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 2) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1)
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Specification of coins
4 Application
Notes
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 2).
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Specification of coins
For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:
(a) the denomination of a coin; and
(b) the coin’s:
(i) standard composition; and
(ii) standard weight and the allowable variation from that weight; and
(iii) dimensions; and
(iv) design.
4 Application
The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
Schedule 1 Specification of coins
(section 3)
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:426.4pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:18pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Item 1</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:18pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">$1 coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Denomination</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">$1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard composition</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">At least 99.9% silver</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard weight and</span><br><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">allowable variation</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">31.635 g </span><span style="font-family:Symbol, serif; font-size:9pt"></span><span style="font-size:9pt"> 0.500 g</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Maximum diameter</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">40.60 mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Maximum thickness</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">4.00 mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Shape</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Circular</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Edge</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Continuously milled</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Obverse design</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘ELIZABETH II’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘AUSTRALIA 2008’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(c)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘1 DOLLAR’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Reverse design</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">A design consisting of:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a representation of HMAS Sydney II; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:27.81pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘HMAS SYDNEY II’; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.3pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘19 NOVEMBER 1941 ~ 16 March 2008’; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:22.8pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(iii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘WR’ and ‘P’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead"><span style="font-size:11pt">Item 2</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead"><span style="font-size:11pt">$1 coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Denomination</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">$1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard composition</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">At least 99.9% silver</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard weight and</span><br><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">allowable variation</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">31.635 g </span><span style="font-family:Symbol, serif; font-size:9pt"></span><span style="font-size:9pt"> 0.500 g</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Maximum diameter</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">40.60 mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Maximum thickness</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">4.00 mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Shape</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Circular</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Edge</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Continuously milled</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Obverse design</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘ELIZABETH II’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘AUSTRALIA 2009’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(c)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘1 DOLLAR’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Reverse design</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">A design consisting of the inscription ‘200 YEARS OF POSTAL SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA’, surrounding:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a coloured representation of Isaac Nichols, Australia’s first official postmaster, climbing onto a pier; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">the inscription ‘P’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead"><span style="font-size:11pt">Item 3</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead"><span style="font-size:11pt">$1 coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Denomination</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">$1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard composition</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Copper, aluminium and nickel</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93.95pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard weight and</span><br><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">allowable variation</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:310.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">13.800 g </span><span
Why it matters (policy purpose-claims, then practical tests)
Official purpose claimed: to specify the physical and design standards for Perth Mint coins authorised under the Currency Act so they may be issued and recognised as currency (section 3; Schedule 1).
Practical effects, costs and incentives:
Concrete mechanics to note
Where to look in the instrument
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