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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 1)

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This Determination, made by the Parliamentary Secretary under subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965, fixes the legal technical specifications for a commemorative $1 coin: at least 99.9% silver, weight 54.30 ±0.72 g, diameter 50.30 mm, thickness 4.50 mm, circular shape with a continuously milled edge, and detailed obverse and reverse designs (Schedule 1). It governs the Royal Australian Mint’s production of that coin (s.3, Schedule 1) and takes effect on gazettal (s.2).

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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 1)

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

Dated 5 March 2003

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 2003 (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 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 Not less than 99.9% silver 54.30  0.72 50.30 4.50 S1 E1 O33 R314

Part 2 Explanation of symbols

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Design Feature	Symbol	Explanation
201	Shape	S1	Circular
202	Edge	E1	Continuously milled
203	Obverse	O33	A design consisting of:<br> (a) a silver annulus with the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’; and<br> (iii) ‘ONE DOLLAR’;<br> surrounding a representation of a holey dollar, comprising a circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing:<br> (iv) the inscriptions:<br> (A) ‘CAROLUS IIII’; and<br> (B) ‘DEI GRATIA’; and<br> (v) design fragments;<br> which in turn surround the inscriptions:<br> (vi) ‘NEW SOU’; and<br> (vii) ‘1813’; and<br> (b) a small effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the monogram ‘IRB’; and
			(c) a representation of a dump, comprising a circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing:<br> (i) the inscriptions:<br> (A) ‘NEW SOUTH WALES’ and<br> (B) ‘1813’; and<br> (ii) an image of a crown;<br> superimposed on the holey dollar, creating a crescent-shaped hole in the coin.
204	Reverse	R314	A design consisting of:<br> (a) a silver annulus with the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘HOLEY DOLLAR AND DUMP’; and<br> (ii) ‘1813’; and<br> (iii) ‘Colony of New South Wales’;<br> surrounding a representation of a holey dollar, comprising a circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing:<br> (iv) the inscriptions:<br> (A) ‘HISPAN ET’; and<br> (B) ‘REX M 8R F M’; and<br> (v) design fragments;<br> that, in turn, surround the inscription ‘VE SHILLINGS’; and<br> (b) a representation of a dump, comprising a circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscription ‘FIFTEEN PENCE’, superimposed on the holey dollar, creating a crescent-shaped hole in the coin.

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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 1)

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

Dated 5 March 2003

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 2003 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

3 Specification of coins

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 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 Not less than 99.9% silver 54.30  0.72 50.30 4.50 S1 E1 O33 R314

Part 2 Explanation of symbols

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Design Feature	Symbol	Explanation