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

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

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

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.

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

the denomination of a coin; and

the coin's standard composition; and

the coin's standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and

the coin's dimensions; and

the coin's design.

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

Schedule 2 Specifications of coins (section 4)

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:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006".

Reverse design A design consisting of:

representations of:

a television tower; and

a historical television camera; and

radiating electromagnetic waves; and

the inscriptions:

"FIFTY YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION"; and

"1 DOLLAR";

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

An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials "IRB", surrounded by the inscriptions:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006".

Reverse design A design consisting of:

representations of:

a television tower; and

a historical television camera; and

radiating electromagnetic waves; and

the inscriptions:

"FIFTY YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION"; and

"1 DOLLAR"; and

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:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006"; and

"5 DOLLARS".

Reverse

A design consisting of:

a representation of the ship Duyfken and a compass;

the following inscriptions and images:

"VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY" and "DUYFKEN";

"1606" and "2006";

a tulip (representing a Dutch Privy Mark);

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:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006"; and

"5 DOLLARS".

Reverse A design consisting of:

a representation of the ship Duyfken and a compass;

the inscriptions:

"VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY" and "DUYFKEN"; and

"1606" and "2006"; and

"GZ".

Item 5 $10 coin

Denomination $10

Standard composition At least 99.9% gold

Standard weight and allowable variation 5.00g ± 0.030g

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:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006"; and

"10 DOLLARS".

Reverse A design consisting of:

a representation of the ship Duyfken and a compass;

the following inscriptions and images:

"VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY" and "DUYFKEN";

"1606" and "2006";

a tulip (representing a Dutch Privy Mark);

the outline of a ship (representing a Dutch Mint Mark).

Item 6 $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 An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials "IRB", surrounded by the inscriptions:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006".

Reverse design A design consisting of:

the logo of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games; and

a group of abstract lines and patterns (symbolising the water, land and the hills surrounding Melbourne); and

the inscriptions:

"XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES"; and

"1 DOLLAR"; and

"M".

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:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006".

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre - a gold plated circle that includes:

a representation of the Commonwealth Crown; and

a line pattern showing the number 80; and

the inscription "E II R";

surrounded by flags; and

in an outer ring:

alternating flags of Australia and the United Kingdom; and

the inscription "50".

Item 8 50 cent coin

Denomination 50 cents

Standard composition Copper and nickel

Standard weight and allowable variation 15.55g ± 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:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006".

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre - a circle that includes:

a representation of the Commonwealth Crown; and

a line pattern showing the number 80; and

the inscription "E II R";

surrounded by flags; and

in an outer ring:

alternating flags of Australia and the United Kingdom; and

the inscription "50".

Item 9 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:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006".

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre - a circle that includes:

a representation of a globe; and

a series of outline maps of Australia, growing larger from the globe; and

a star;

which represent the Queen's link with Australia; and

in a gold plated outer ring:

a series of representations of Her Majesty's Crown; and

the inscription "50".

Item 10 50 cent coin

Denomination 50 cents

Standard composition Copper and nickel

Standard weight and allowable variation 15.55g ± 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:

"ELIZABETH II"; and

"AUSTRALIA 2006".

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre - a circle that includes:

a representation of a globe; and

a series of outline maps of Australia, growing larger from the globe; and

a star;

which represent the Queen's link with Australia; and

in an outer ring:

a series of representations of Her Majesty's Crown; and

the inscription "50".