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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 2)

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

Dated 8 April 2003

IAN CAMPBELL

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1 Name of Determination

2 Commencement

3 Specification of coins

4 Application of Determination

5 Amendment of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 5)

Schedule 1

Part 1 Specifications of coins

Part 2 Explanation of symbols

Schedule 2 Amendment of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 5)

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2003 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences, or is taken to have commenced, as follows:

(a) on 23 October 2002 — sections 1, 2 and 5, and Schedule 2;

(b) on gazettal — sections 3 and 4, and Schedule 1.

3 Specification of coins

(1) This Determination specifies, for a coin having the determination 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 two parallel faces of the edge of the coin.

4 Application of Determination

The specifications in Schedule 1 to this Determination do not affect any other Determination of the specification of a coin.

5 Amendment of Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 5)

Schedule 2 amends Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2002 (No. 5).

Schedule 1

(section 3)

Part 1 Specifications of coins

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6

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	E2	8 segments, of which 4 are milled and 4 are plain
205	Edge	E3	14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
206	Edge	E4	Plain
207	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’.
208	Obverse	O34	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’;<br>surrounding an image of a Port Phillip Pattern consisting of a central design of the figure ‘1/4’ surrounding which on the outer patterned edge of the Port Phillip Pattern are the inscriptions:<br> (c) ‘PURE AUSTRALIAN GOLD’; and<br> (d) ‘QUARTER OUNCE’.
209	Obverse	O35	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’;<br>surrounding an image of a Port Phillip Pattern consisting of a central design of the figure ‘1/2’ surrounding which on the outer patterned edge of the Port Phillip Pattern are the inscriptions:<br> (c) ‘PURE AUSTRALIAN GOLD’; and<br> (d) ‘HALF OUNCE’.
210	Obverse	O36	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’;<br>surrounding an image of a Port Phillip Pattern consisting of a central design of the figure ‘1’ within which is the inscription:<br> (c) ‘ONE OUNCE’;<br>surrounding which on the outer patterned edge of the Port Phillip Pattern are the inscriptions:<br> (d) ‘PURE AUSTRALIAN GOLD’; and<br> (e) ‘ONE OUNCE’.
211	Obverse	O37	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the following inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’;<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’;<br> (c) ‘TEN DOLLARS’.
212	Reverse	R274	A representation of an echidna, with the inscription ‘5’.
213	Reverse	R273	A representation of a lyrebird with the inscription ‘10’.
214	Reverse	R311	A representation of a group of human faces, and the inscription ‘20’, surrounded by the inscription ‘AUSTRALIA’S VOLUNTEERS –MAKING A DIFFERENCE’.
215	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 ‘AUSTRALIA’S VOLUNTEERS’; and<br> (b) a depiction of a group of three people supporting each other;<br>that, in turn, surround the inscription ‘50’.
216	Reverse	R309	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) ‘1 DOLLAR’.
217	Reverse	R269	A representation of:<br> (a) an Aboriginal elder; and<br> (b) the Southern Cross constellation; and<br> (c) a ‘grass tree’; and<br> (d) the inscription‘2 DOLLARS’.
218	Reverse	R315	A design consisting of an artist’s interpretation of the Australian Vietnam War Memorial in Canberra, consisting of an outline of the major architectural features of the memorial, under which is the inscription:<br> (a) ‘1962-1973’;<br>surrounding which are the inscriptions;<br> (b) ‘FOR SERVICE – AUSTRALIA’S VIETNAM FORCES’; and<br> (c) ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
219	Reverse	R316	A representation of the Port Phillip Pattern with a design of a kangaroo in the centre, under which is the inscription ‘1853’, surrounded by a patterned rim containing the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘PORT PHILLIP PATTERN’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA’;<br>surrounded by a patterned cross-hatch design and the inscription:<br> (c) ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
220	Reverse	R317	A representation of the Port Phillip Pattern with a design of a kangaroo in the centre, under which is the inscription ‘1853’, surrounded by a patterned rim containing the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘PORT PHILLIP PATTERN’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA’;<br>surrounded by a patterned cross-hatch design and the inscription:<br> (c) ‘TWO DOLLARS’.
221	Reverse	R318	A representation of the Port Phillip Pattern with a design of a kangaroo in the centre, under which is the inscription ‘1853’, surrounded by a patterned rim containing the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘PORT PHILLIP PATTERN’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA’;<br>surrounded by a patterned cross-hatch design and the inscription:<br> (c) ‘FIVE DOLLARS’.
222	Reverse	R319	A representation of the Port Phillip Pattern with a design of a kangaroo in the centre, under which is the inscription ‘1853’, surrounded by a patterned rim containing the inscriptions:<br> (a) ‘PORT PHILLIP PATTERN’; and<br> (b) ‘AUSTRALIA’.

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

8 segments, of which 4 are milled and 4 are plain

205

Edge

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

206

Edge

Plain

207

Obverse

O32

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’.

208

Obverse

O34

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’; surrounding an image of a Port Phillip Pattern consisting of a central design of the figure ‘1/4’ surrounding which on the outer patterned edge of the Port Phillip Pattern are the inscriptions: (c) ‘PURE AUSTRALIAN GOLD’; and (d) ‘QUARTER OUNCE’.

209

Obverse

O35

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’; surrounding an image of a Port Phillip Pattern consisting of a central design of the figure ‘1/2’ surrounding which on the outer patterned edge of the Port Phillip Pattern are the inscriptions: (c) ‘PURE AUSTRALIAN GOLD’; and (d) ‘HALF OUNCE’.

210

Obverse

O36

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’; surrounding an image of a Port Phillip Pattern consisting of a central design of the figure ‘1’ within which is the inscription: (c) ‘ONE OUNCE’; surrounding which on the outer patterned edge of the Port Phillip Pattern are the inscriptions: (d) ‘PURE AUSTRALIAN GOLD’; and (e) ‘ONE OUNCE’.

211

Obverse

O37

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the following inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2003’; (c) ‘TEN DOLLARS’.

212

Reverse

R274

A representation of an echidna, with the inscription ‘5’.

213

Reverse

R273

A representation of a lyrebird with the inscription ‘10’.

214

Reverse

R311

A representation of a group of human faces, and the inscription ‘20’, surrounded by the inscription ‘AUSTRALIA’S VOLUNTEERS –MAKING A DIFFERENCE’.

215

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 ‘AUSTRALIA’S VOLUNTEERS’; and (b) a depiction of a group of three people supporting each other; that, in turn, surround the inscription ‘50’.

216

Reverse

R309

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) ‘1 DOLLAR’.

217

Reverse

R269

A representation of: (a) an Aboriginal elder; and (b) the Southern Cross constellation; and (c) a ‘grass tree’; and (d) the inscription‘2 DOLLARS’.

218

Reverse

R315

A design consisting of an artist’s interpretation of the Australian Vietnam War Memorial in Canberra, consisting of an outline of the major architectural features of the memorial, under which is the inscription: (a) ‘1962-1973’; surrounding which are the inscriptions; (b) ‘FOR SERVICE – AUSTRALIA’S VIETNAM FORCES’; and (c) ‘ONE DOLLAR’.

219

Reverse

R316

A representation of the Port Phillip Pattern with a design of a kangaroo in the centre, under which is the inscription ‘1853’, surrounded by a patterned rim containing the inscriptions: (a) ‘PORT PHILLIP PATTERN’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA’; surrounded by a patterned cross-hatch design and the inscription: (c) ‘ONE DOLLAR’.

220

Reverse

R317

221

Reverse

R318

222

Reverse

R319