Section 1 - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4) - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4)

1Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4)

Start here

Get a plain-English read of 1

Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4).

meta-content-style-type: text/css meta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8

?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>

View image in the official source

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4)

I, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsections 13 (2) and 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 12 December 2005

CHRIS PEARCE

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1 Name of Determination

2 Commencement

3 Standard composition of coins

4 Specification of coins

5 Application of Determination

Schedule 1 Standard composition of coins

Schedule 2 Specifications of coins

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Standard composition of coins

For subsection 13 (2) of the Currency Act 1965, that Act is to have effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if a reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the denomination of a coin mentioned in an item of Schedule 1, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to a standard composition mentioned in the item.

4 Specification of coins

For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 2 specifies:

(a) the denomination of a coin; and

(b) the coin’s standard composition; and

(d) the coin’s dimensions; and

(e) the coin’s design.

5 Application of Determination

Schedule 2 does not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.

Schedule 1 Standard composition of coins

(section 3)

Item	Denomination	Composition

Item 1	$1 coin
Denomination	$1
Standard composition	At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation	11.66g ± 0.240g
Maximum diameter	25.12mm
Maximum thickness	2.80mm
Shape	Circular
Edge	14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
Obverse design	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and<br> (b) “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design	A design consisting of:<br> (a) representations of:<br> (i) a television tower; and<br> (ii) a historical television camera; and<br> (iii) radiating electromagnetic waves; and<br> (b) the inscriptions:<br> (i) “FIFTY YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION”; and<br> (ii) “1 DOLLAR”;<br>and that may also include the letter “A”.

Item 2	$1 coin
Denomination	$1
Standard composition	Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation	9.00g ± 0.280g
Maximum diameter	25.12mm
Maximum thickness	2.80mm
Shape	Circular
Edge	14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
Obverse design<br>	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and<br> (b) “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design	A design consisting of:<br> (a) representations of:<br> (i) a television tower; and<br> (ii) a historical television camera; and<br> (iii) radiating electromagnetic waves; and<br> (b) the inscriptions:<br> (i) “FIFTY YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION”; and<br> (ii) “1 DOLLAR”; and<br> (c) one or more of the letters “A”, “B”, “C”, “M”, “S”, “H”, “P” and “TV”.

Item 3	$5 coin
Denomination	$5
Standard composition	At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation	36.31g ± 0.54g
Maximum diameter	38.94mm
Maximum thickness	3.50mm
Shape	Circular
Edge	Continuously milled
Obverse	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and<br> (b) “AUSTRALIA 2006”; and<br> (c) “5 DOLLARS”.
Reverse<br>	A design consisting of:<br> (a) a representation of the ship Duyfken and a compass;<br> (b) the following inscriptions and images:<br> (i) “VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY” and “DUYFKEN”;<br> (ii) “1606” and “2006”;<br> (iii) a tulip (representing a Dutch Privy Mark);<br> (iv) the outline of a ship (representing a Dutch Mint Mark).

Item 4	$5 coin
Denomination	$5
Standard composition	Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin
Standard weight and allowable variation	20.00g ± 0.72g
Maximum diameter	38.94mm
Maximum thickness	2.82mm
Shape	Circular
Edge	Continuously milled
Obverse	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and<br> (b) “AUSTRALIA 2006”; and<br> (c) “5 DOLLARS”.
Reverse	A design consisting of:<br> (a) a representation of the ship Duyfken and a compass;<br> (b) the inscriptions:<br> (i) “VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY” and “DUYFKEN”; and<br> (ii) “1606” and “2006”; and<br> (iii) “GZ”.

Item 5	$10 coin
Denomination	$10
Standard composition	At least 99.9% gold
Standard weight and allowable variation	5.00g ± 0.030g<br>
Maximum diameter	20.10mm
Maximum thickness	1.40mm
Shape	Circular
Edge	Continuously milled
Obverse	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and<br> (b) “AUSTRALIA 2006”; and<br> (c) “10 DOLLARS”.
Reverse	A design consisting of:<br> (a) a representation of the ship Duyfken and a compass;<br> (b) the following inscriptions and images:<br> (i) “VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY” and “DUYFKEN”;<br> (ii) “1606” and “2006”;<br> (iii) a tulip (representing a Dutch Privy Mark);<br> (iv) the outline of a ship (representing a Dutch Mint Mark).

Item 7	50 cent coin
Denomination	50 cents
Standard composition	At least 99.9% silver, partially plated with 24ct gold
Standard weight and allowable variation	18.24g ± 0.40g
Maximum diameter	31.65mm
Maximum thickness	2.80mm
Shape	Dodecagonal
Edge	Plain
Obverse design	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:<br> (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and<br> (b) “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design	A design consisting of:<br> (a) in the centre — a gold plated circle that includes:<br> (i) a representation of the Commonwealth Crown; and<br> (ii) a line pattern showing the number 80; and<br> (iii) the inscription “E II R”;<br> surrounded by flags; and<br> (b) in an outer ring:<br> (i) alternating flags of Australia and the United Kingdom; and<br> (ii) the inscription “50”.