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This determination provides for the specification of coins proposed to be issued by the Royal Australian Mint.
Administered by: Treasury
Exempt from sunsetting by the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 s12 item 20
Registered 07 Feb 2014
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR11-Feb-2014
Tabled Senate11-Feb-2014

I, STEVEN CIOBO, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated  30 January 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEVEN CIOBO

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer


1              Name of Determination

                This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2014 (No. 1).

2              Commencement

                This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3              Definitions

                In this Determination:

                Act means the Currency Act 1965.

4              Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design

          (1)  For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, each item in Part 1 of 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 Act):

                 (a)   the coin’s standard weight; and

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

                 (c)   the coin’s dimensions; and

                 (d)   the coin’s design.

(2)   A reference in Schedule 1 to the maximum diameter or other dimension of a coin is, for a coin that is triangular with rounded corners, a reference to the perpendicular bisector of the coin.

5              Application of Determination

                Section 4 does not affect any other determination of the standard weight and allowable variation, dimensions or design of a coin, made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.


Schedule 1           

(section 4)

Part 1          Specifications of coins

 

Item

Denomination

Standard composition

Standard weight and allowable variation (g)

Dimensions

Design

Maximum diameter  or other dimension (mm)

Maximum thickness (mm)

Shape

Edge

Obverse

Reverse

1

$5

At least 99.9% silver

22.23 ± 1.00

34.40

3.80

S1

E1

O1

R1

2

$1

At least 99.9% silver

31.103 + 3.00

32.30

5.60

S2

E2

O2

R2

3

50c

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.50

31.65

3.00

S3

E1

O2

R3

4

50c

Copper and nickel

15.55 ± 0.50

31.65

3.00

S3

E1

O2

R4

5

$1

Copper, aluminium and nickel

9.00 ± 0.66

25.20

3.46

S2

E3

O2

R5

6

$1

At least 99.9% silver

31.103 ± 1.80

40.60

4.00

S2

E2

O3

R6

7

$10

At least 99.9% gold

3.11 + 0.09

17.65

1.65

S2

E2

O4

R6

8

$1

Copper, aluminium and nickel

9.00 ± 0.66

25.20

3.46

S2

E3

O2

R7

9

$1

Copper, aluminium and nickel

9.00 ± 0.66

25.20

3.46

S2

E3

O2

R8

Part 2          Explanation of symbols

Item

Design Feature

Symbol

Explanation

1

Shape

S1

Triangular with rounded corners

2

Shape

S2

Circular

3

Shape

S3

Dodecagonal

4

Edge

E1

Plain

5

Edge

E2

Continuously milled

6

Edge

E3

Interrupted milling

7

Obverse

O1

A triangular design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a)   ‘IRB’;

(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;

(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA’;

(d)   the inscription, in numerals, of a year

8

Obverse

O2

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a)   ‘IRB’;

(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;

(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA’;

(d)   the inscription, in numerals, of a year

9

Obverse

O3

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a)   ‘IRB’;

(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;

(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA’;

(d)   the inscription, in numerals, of a year;

(e)   ‘1 DOLLAR’;

(f)    2 representations of a dot

10

Obverse

O4

A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:

(a)   ‘IRB’;

(b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;

(c)   ‘AUSTRALIA’;

(d)   the inscription, in numerals, of a year;

(e)   ‘10 DOLLARS’;

(f)    2 representations of a dot

11

Reverse

R1

A design consisting of:

(a)   a representation of a triangle with rounded corners, containing the following:

                   (i)     a representation of fields;

                  (ii)     a representation of poppies; and

(b)    the following:

                   (i)     ‘AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM;

                  (ii)     ‘5 DOLLARS’

12

Reverse

R2

A design consisting of:

(a)   a representation of 5 kangaroos; and

(b)   the inscription ‘1 DOLLAR’

13

Reverse

R3

A design consisting of:

(a)   a representation of a part of the H.M.A.S. Warrego (I); and

(b)   a stylised representation of an arrow; and

(c)   a representation of 10 concentric circles emanating from a tower; and

(d)   a representation of a part of the map of the world; and

(e)   the following:

                   (i)     ‘GERMAN NEW GUINEA 1914’;

                  (ii)     ‘50’;

                (iii)     the designer’s initials ‘WP’

14

Reverse

R4

A design consisting of:

(a)   in the upper sector, a representation of H.M.A.S. Sydney (1912); and

(b)   a horizontal line; and

(c)   in the lower sector, an inverted representation of S.M.S. Emden (1908); and

(d)   a vertical line; and

(e)   a stylised representation of the sea; and

(f)    a representation of a map of some of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and

(g)   the following:

                   (i)     ‘BATTLE OF COCOS ISLANDS 1914’;

                  (ii)     ‘HMAS SYDNEY’;

                (iii)     ‘SMS EMDEN’;

                (iv)     ‘96°50’E’;

                  (v)     ‘12°10’S’;

                (vi)     ‘50’;

               (vii)     the designer’s initials ‘WP’

15

Reverse

R5

A design consisting of:

(a)   in the foreground, a representation of a bomber; and

(b)   in the background, a central circle enclosing the following:

                   (i)     a stylised representations of bombs;

                  (ii)     a stylised representation of a flag; and

(c)   surrounding the central circle, a circular border containing the following:

                   (i)     a circle of dots;

                  (ii)     an ornamental design element;

                (iii)     a representation of an arrowhead;

                (iv)     the numbers ‘140’, ‘160’, ‘180’, ‘200’ and ‘220’; and

(d)   an ornamental design element featuring an interrupted horizontal line; and

(e)   the following:

                   (i)     ‘G for GEORGE’;

                  (ii)     ‘FROM’;

                (iii)     ‘1942’;

                (iv)     ‘MISSIONS’;

                  (v)     ‘90’;

                (vi)     ‘TO’;

               (vii)     ‘1944’;

             (viii)     ‘ONE DOLLAR’;

                (ix)     the designer’s initials ‘AS’

16

Reverse

R6

A design consisting of:

(a)   in the upper sector:

                   (i)     a representation of 39 ships;

                  (ii)     in the background, a line drawing representation of a soldier riding a horse; and

(b)   in the lower sector, a representation of soldiers positioned in 3 rows and facing left; and

(c)   the following:

                   (i)     ‘FROM ALBANY TO EGYPT’;

                  (ii)     ‘CENTENARY OF THE FIRST AIF CONVOY’;

                (iii)     the designer’s initials ‘WP’

17

Reverse

R7

A design consisting of:

(a)   a coloured image of a wasp; and

(b)   a representation of a wasp nest containing eggs, a larva and pupae; and

(c)   a representation of a spider; and

(d)   the following:

                   (i)     ‘1 DOLLAR’;

                  (ii)     a stylised representation of the designer’s initials ‘AB’

18

Reverse

R8

A design consisting of:

(a)   in the foreground, a coloured image of a beetle; and

(b)   in the background, a representation of a cross-section of a log containing a larva;

(c)   positioned over the log:

                   (i)     a representation of two beetles fighting;

                  (ii)     a representation of soil and vegetation; and

(d)   the following:

                   (i)     ‘1 DOLLAR’;

                  (ii)     a stylised representation of the designer’s initials ‘AB’