Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 5)
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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 5)
I, IAN GORDON CAMPBELL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 3 October 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 (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 5).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on gazettal.
3 Specification of coins
(1) 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.
(2) A reference in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the diameter of a coin is, for a coin that is not circular, a reference to the distance between 2 parallel faces of the edge of the coin.
4 Application of Determination
The specifications in this Determination do 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 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 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 0.280 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O32 R308
- 102 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 0.280 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O32 R309
- 103 50c Copper and nickel 15.55 0.400 31.65 2.80 S3 E4 O32 R310
- 104 20c Copper and nickel 11.30 0.280 25.12 2.80 S1 E1 O32 R311
- 105 $1 Not less than 99.9% silver 31.635 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O32 R312
- 106 50c Copper, aluminium and nickel 14.09 0.30 31.65 2.80 S3 E4 O32 R306
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
| 201 | Shape | S1 | Circular |
| 202 | Shape | S3 | Dodecahedral |
| 203 | Edge | E1 | Continuously milled |
| 204 | Edge | E3 | 14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain |
| 205 | Edge | E4 | Plain |
| 206 | Obverse | O32 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’. |
| 207 | Reverse | R308 | A representation of the outline of Australia within which are the words ‘AUSTRALIA’S VOLUNTEERS’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘MAKING A DIFFERENCE’; and<br> (b) ‘ONE DOLLAR’. |
| 208 | Reverse | R309 | A representation of the outline of Australia in colour within which are the words ‘AUSTRALIA’S VOLUNTEERS’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘MAKING A DIFFERENCE’; and<br> (b) ‘ONE DOLLAR’. |
| 209 | Reverse | R310 | A representation of a collage of lines and designs consisting of a firefighter hosing flames, a lifesaver, a knife and fork on a plate, two beds with a person sleeping in each bed, various articles of clothing, a plant protected by two hands, a baby being cradled, a house, three athletes and a design of a series of emergency tapes, all surrounding:<br> (a) the inscription ‘AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEERS’; and<br> (b) a depiction of a group of three people supporting each other;<br>that, in turn, surround the inscription ‘50’. |
| 210 | Reverse | R311 | A representation of a group of human faces, and the inscription ‘20’, surrounded by the inscription ‘AUSTRALIA’S VOLUNTEERS - MAKING A DIFFERENCE’. |
| 211 | Reverse | R312 | A representation of an aboriginal design of a kangaroo, with a horizon and image of the sun in the background, and the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘ONE DOLLAR’; and<br> (b) ‘1 OUNCE OF FINE SILVER’. |
| 212 | Reverse | R306 | A design made up of:<br> (a) a left panel showing a representation of the seven-pointed Federation Star and the inscription ‘1953’; and<br> (b) a centre panel showing a representation of the St Edward’s Crown, and the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘EIIR’; and<br> (ii) ‘50’; and<br> (c) a right panel showing a representation of a sprig of wattle and the inscription ‘2003’;<br>surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (d) ‘CORONATION ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (e) ‘FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY’. |