Commonwealth of Australia
Currency Act 1965
Currency Determination No. 2 of 1998
I, RODERICK CHARLES KEMP, Assistant Treasurer, acting for the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 4 March 1998.
C. R. KEMP
Assistant Treasurer
Name of Determination
1. This Determination is the Currency Determination No. 2 of 1998.
Commencement
2. This Determination commences on 20 March 1998.
Specification of coins
3. This Determination specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the Schedule, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that weight, the dimensions and the design set out in columns 3, 4 and 5 of that Part.
Application of Determination
4. This Determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
SCHEDULE Clause 3
PART 1—SPECIFICATIONS OF COINS
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Denomination (and nominal | Standard composition | Standard weight and allowable | Dimensions | Design |
weight in ounces) | | variation (g) | (1) Diameter (mm) | (2) Thickness (mm) | (1) Shape | (2) Edge | (3) Obverse | (4) Reverse |
$1 (1 oz) | Not less than 99.9% silver | 31.635 ± 0.500 | 40.60 | 4.00 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R63 |
$2 (2 oz) | Not less than 99.9% silver | 62.770 ± 0.500 | 50.30 | 4.50 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R63 |
$2 (2 oz) | Not less than 99.9% silver | 62.770 ± 0.500 | 50.30 | 4.50 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R64 |
$2 (2 oz) | Not less than 99.9% silver | 62.770 ± 0.500 | 50.30 | 4.50 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R65 |
$2 (2 oz) | Not less than 99.9% silver | 62.770 ± 0.500 | 50.30 | 4.50 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R66 |
$2 (2 oz) | Not less than 99.9% silver | 62.770 ± 0.500 | 50.30 | 4.50 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R67 |
$5 (1/20 oz) | Not less than 99.95% platinum | 1.571 ± 0.015 | 14.10 | 1.40 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R68 |
$10 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 20.770 ± 0.500 | 34.10 | 2.90 | S1 | E4 | O2 | R61 |
$10 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 20.770 ± 0.500 | 34.10 | 2.90 | S1 | E4 | O2 | R62 |
$10 (10 oz) | Not less than 99.9% silver | 321.347 ± 1.00 | 75.50 | 8.70 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R63 |
$15 (1/10 oz) | Not less than 99.95% platinum | 3.137 ± 0.025 | 16.10 | 1.32 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R68 |
$25 (1/4 oz) | Not less than 99.95% platinum | 7.815 ± 0.035 | 20.10 | 1.90 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R68 |
$30 | Not less than 99.9% silver | 1002.502 ± 1.50 | 101.00 | 14.60 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R69 |
$50 (1/2 oz) | Not less than 99.95% platinum | 15.605 ± 0.045 | 25.10 | 2.30 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R68 |
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