Section 1 - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2010 (No. 5) - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2010 (No. 5)

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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2010 (No. 5)1

Currency Act 1965

I, BILL SHORTEN, Assistant Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 26 October 2010

BILL SHORTEN

Assistant Treasurer

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2010 (No. 5).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design

(1) For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, each item in Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item (being a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified, in the Schedule to the Currency Act 1965):

(a) the coin’s standard weight; and

(b) the allowable variation from that standard weight; and

(d) the coin’s design.

(2) Subsection (1) does not affect any other determination of the standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design of a coin made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.

Schedule 1

(section 3)

Part 1 Specifications of coins

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:418.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr style="height:11pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:19.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Item</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:56.45pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Denomination</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:110.25pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Standard composition</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:48.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Standard weight and allowable variation (g)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:63.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8pt">Dimensions</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:77.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8pt">Design</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:50.05pt"><td style="width:27.8pt; height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><div style="height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:5.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Maximum diameter (mm)</span></p></div></td><td style="width:28.45pt; height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><div style="height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:5.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Maximum thickness (mm)</span></p></div></td><td style="width:13.8pt; height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><div style="height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:5.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Shape</span></p></div></td><td style="width:14.25pt; height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><div style="height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:5.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Edge</span></p></div></td><td style="width:14.05pt; height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><div style="height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:5.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Obverse</span></p></div></td><td style="width:14pt; height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><div style="height:50.05pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:5.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt"><span style="font-size:8pt">Reverse</span></p></div></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:19.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:56.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">20c</span></p></td><td style="width:110.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Copper</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">and nickel</span></p></td><td style="width:48.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">11.30 ± 0.33</span></p></td><td style="width:27.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:5.35pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-5.35pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">28.65</span></p></td><td style="width:28.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:5.35pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-5.35pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">2.</span><span style="font-size:9pt">52</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">S1</span></p></td><td style="width:14.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">E1</span></p></td><td style="width:14.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">O1</span></p></td><td style="width:14pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">R1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:19.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:56.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">50</span><span style="font-size:9pt">c</span></p></td><td style="width:110.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Copper</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> and nickel</span></p></td><td style="width:48.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">15</span><span style="font-size:9pt">.</span><span style="font-size:9pt">55</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> ± 0.</span><span style="font-size:9pt">40</span></p></td><td style="width:27.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:5.35pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-5.35pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">31</span><span style="font-size:9pt">.</span><span style="font-size:9pt">65</span></p></td><td style="width:28.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:5.35pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-5.35pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">2.80</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">S</span><span style="font-size:9pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:14.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">E2</span></p></td><td style="width:14.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">O2</span></p></td><td style="width:14pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">R</span><span style="font-size:9pt">2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:19.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:56.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">$1</span></p></td><td style="width:110.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">At least 99.9% silver</span></p></td><td style="width:48.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">1</span><span style="font-size:9pt">1.66</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> ± 0.</span><span style="font-size:9pt">24</span></p></td><td style="width:27.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:5.35pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-5.35pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">25.12</span></p></td><td style="width:28.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:5.35pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-5.35pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">2</span><span style="font-size:9pt">.</span><span style="font-size:9pt">8</span><span style="font-size:9pt">0</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">S</span><span style="font-size:9pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:14.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">E</span><span style="font-size:9pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:14.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">O</span><span style="font-size:9pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:14pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">R</span><span style="font-size:9pt">3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:19.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">4</span></p></td><td style="width:56.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">$1</span></p></td><td style="width:110.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Copper</span><span style="font-size:9pt">, aluminium</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> and nickel</span></p></td><td style="width:48.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">9.00</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> ± 0.</span><span style="font-size:9pt">27</span></p></td><td style="width:27.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:5.35pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-5.35pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">25.12</span></p></td><td style="width:28.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:5.35pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-5.35pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">2</span><span style="font-size:9pt">.</span><span style="font-size:9pt">8</span><span style="font-size:9pt">0</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">S</span><span style="font-size:9pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:14.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">E</span><span style="font-size:9pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:14.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">O</span><span style="font-size:9pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:14pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.18pt; padding-left:3.18pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">R</span><span style="font-size:9pt">4</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Item	Design feature	Symbol	Explanation
1	Shape	S1	Circular
2	Shape	S2	Dodecagonal
3	Edge	E1	Continuously milled
4	Edge	E2	Plain
5	Edge	E3	14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
6	Obverse	O1	A design consisting of:(a) at the top of the face of the coin — an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the initials ‘IRB’ surrounded by the following:(i) ‘ELIZABETH II’;(ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2011’; and(b) a representation of the 6 stiches of a cricket ball, separated in the centre by a representation of a seam
7	Obverse	O2	A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) ‘IRB’;(b) ‘ELIZABETH II’;(c) ‘AUSTRALIA 2011’
8	Obverse	O3	A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:(a) ‘IRB’;(b) ‘ELIZABETH II’;(c) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’
9	Reverse	R1	A design consisting of:(a) a representation of the 6 stiches of a cricket ball, separated in the centre by a representation of a seam; and(b) at the bottom of the face of the coin — a representation of an urn between a lion and a kangaroo and above 2 cricket bats, surrounded by the following:(i) ‘TWENTY CENTS’;(ii) ‘THE ASHES’
10	Reverse	R2	A design consisting of:(a) a representation of a bunch of flowers tied with ribbons, all entwined to create a circular pattern; and(b) the following:(i) ‘AUSTRALIA DAY 2011’;(ii) ‘50’;(iii) ‘CELEBRATE WHAT’S GREAT’
11	Reverse	R3	A design consisting of:(a) a circle enclosing effigies of the following monarchs, from left to right:(i) Queen Elizabeth II;(ii) King George VI;(iii) King George V;(iv) King Edward VII; and(b) in the bottom left-hand quadrant of the circle — the letter ‘C’, partially obscured by a representation of a kangaroo facing right; and(c) in the bottom right-hand quadrant of the circle — a circle enclosing the stylised letters ‘VG’; and(d) outside the circle — the following:(i) a representation of four 7-pointed stars;(ii) ‘ONE DOLLAR’;(iii) ‘100 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN COINAGE’
12	Reverse	R4	A design consisting of:(a) a circle enclosing effigies of the following monarchs, from left to right:(i) Queen Elizabeth II;(ii) King George VI;(iii) King George V;(iv) King Edward VII; and(b) in the bottom left-hand quadrant of the circle — a circle enclosing the letter ‘C’; and(c) in the bottom right-hand quadrant of the circle — a circle enclosing the stylised letters ‘VG’; and(d) outside the circle — the following:(i) a representation of four 7-pointed stars;(ii) ‘ONE DOLLAR’;(iii) ‘100 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN COINAGE’