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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 4)

I, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 13 April 2000

JOE HOCKEY

Minister for Financial Services and Regulation

Contents

Page

1 Name of Determination

2 Commencement

3 Specification of coin

4 Application of Determination

5 Amendment of Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995

Schedule 1

Part 1 Specifications of coin

Part 2 Explanation of symbols

Schedule 2 Amendments of Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995

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1 Name of Determination

This Determination is Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 4).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

3 Specification of coin

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 No. 3 of 1995

Schedule 2 amends Currency Determination No. 3 of 1995.

Schedule 1

(section 3)

Part 1 Specifications of coin

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6
Item Denomination 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 20c Not less than 99.9% silver 13.36  0.30 28.52  0.05 2.41 S1 E1 O21 R229

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Design Feature	Symbol	Explanation
201	Shape	S1	Circular
202	Edge	E1	Continuously milled
203	Edge	E3	14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
204	Obverse	O14	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br>(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br>(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’.
205	Obverse	O15	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by:<br>(a) the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and<br>(b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLARS’.
206	Obverse	O21	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by:<br>(a) the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and<br>(b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘CENTS’.
207	Reverse	R229	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Edward VII 1910 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of King Edward VII surrounded by the inscription ‘EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:’.
208	Reverse	R230	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the George V 1911 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of King George V surrounded by the inscription ‘GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D IND: IMP:’.
209	Reverse	R231	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Elizabeth II 1953 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by the inscription ‘ + ELIZABETH  II  DEI  GRATIA  REGINA  F:D:’.
210	Reverse	R232	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the George VI crown obverse design, consisting of an image of King George VI surrounded by the inscription ‘GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.’.
211	Reverse	R233	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Victoria 1901 sovereign obverse, consisting of an image of Queen Victoria surrounded by the inscription ‘VICTORIA  DEI  GRA  BRITT  REGINA  FID  DEF  IND  IMP ’.
212	Reverse	R234	A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing:<br>(a) a representation of an artist’s impression of the Victoria Cross; and<br>(b) the inscriptions ‘Capt N Howse VC’ and ‘24 July 1900’;<br>surrounded by the inscriptions ‘VICTORIA CROSS’ and ‘ONE DOLLAR’.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Item

Design Feature

Symbol

Explanation

201

Shape

Circular

202

Edge

Continuously milled

203

Edge

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

204

Obverse

O14

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’.

205

Obverse

O15

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and (b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLARS’.

206

Obverse

O21

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and (b) an inscription stating, in Arabic numerals, the amount, in cents, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘CENTS’.

207

Reverse

R229

A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Edward VII 1910 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of King Edward VII surrounded by the inscription ‘EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:’.

208

Reverse

R230

A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the George V 1911 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of King George V surrounded by the inscription ‘GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D IND: IMP:’.

209

Reverse

R231

A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Elizabeth II 1953 florin obverse design, consisting of an image of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by the inscription ‘ + ELIZABETH  II  DEI  GRATIA  REGINA  F:D:’.

210

Reverse

R232

A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the George VI crown obverse design, consisting of an image of King George VI surrounded by the inscription ‘GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.’.

211

Reverse

R233

A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing a representation of an artist’s impression of the Victoria 1901 sovereign obverse, consisting of an image of Queen Victoria surrounded by the inscription ‘VICTORIA  DEI  GRA  BRITT  REGINA  FID  DEF  IND  IMP ’.

212

Reverse

R234

A design, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (a) a representation of an artist’s impression of the Victoria Cross; and (b) the inscriptions ‘Capt N Howse VC’ and ‘24 July 1900’; surrounded by the inscriptions ‘VICTORIA CROSS’ and ‘ONE DOLLAR’.

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