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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

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’.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Item

Design Feature

Symbol

Explanation

201

Shape

Circular

202

Shape

Dodecahedral

203

Edge

Continuously milled

204

Edge

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

205

Edge

Plain

206

Obverse

O32

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (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: (a) ‘MAKING A DIFFERENCE’; and (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: (a) ‘MAKING A DIFFERENCE’; and (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: (a) the inscription ‘AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEERS’; and (b) a depiction of a group of three people supporting each other; 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: (a) ‘ONE DOLLAR’; and (b) ‘1 OUNCE OF FINE SILVER’.

212

Reverse

R306

A design made up of: (a) a left panel showing a representation of the seven-pointed Federation Star and the inscription ‘1953’; and (b) a centre panel showing a representation of the St Edward’s Crown, and the inscriptions: (i) ‘EIIR’; and (ii) ‘50’; and (c) a right panel showing a representation of a sprig of wattle and the inscription ‘2003’; surrounded by the inscriptions: (d) ‘CORONATION ELIZABETH II’; and (e) ‘FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY’.