Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 2)
I, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 14 March 2005
CHRIS PEARCE
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Contents
1 Name of Determination
2 Commencement
3 Specification of coins
4 Application of Determination
Schedule 1 Specifications of coins
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 2).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Specification of coins
For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin of the denomination of 50 cents:
(a) the coin’s standard composition; and
(b) the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and
(c) the coin’s dimensions; and
(d) the coin’s design.
4 Application of Determination
The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specification of a coin.
Schedule 1 Specifications of coins
(section 3)
Denomination 50 cents
Standard composition Copper and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation 15.55g ± 0.40 g
Maximum diameter 31.65mm
Maximum thickness 2.80mm
Shape Dodecagonal
Edge Plain
Obverse design An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2006’.
Reverse design Any of the following designs:
1 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing basketball with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
2 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing hockey with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
3 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person shooting with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
4 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a weightlifter with 2 swirling lines around the weightlifter; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
5 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing badminton with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
6 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a gymnast with 2 swirling lines around the gymnast; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
7 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing rugby with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
8 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person cycling with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
9 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of an athlete running with 2 swirling lines around the athlete; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
10 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person competing in a triathlon with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
11 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing netball with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
12 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing table tennis with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
13 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person swimming with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
14 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person boxing with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
15 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a lawn bowler with 2 swirling lines around the lawn bowler; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.
16 A design consisting of: (a) a representation, in pictogram style, of a person playing squash with 2 swirling lines around the person; and (b) a representation of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) ‘XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES’; and (ii) ‘50’.