Commonwealth of Australia

Currency Act 1965

Currency Determination No. 2 of 1994

I, PAUL ELLIOTT, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, acting for the Treasurer, make the following Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 2 may 1994.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Citation

1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 2 of 1994.

Commencement

2. This Determination commences on 6 May 1994.

Application

3. This Determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications or design of a coin.

 

Specifications and design of $1 silver coins

4. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of 2 coins each of the denomination of $1 and the standard composition of which includes not less than 99.9% silver.

(2)        The shape of each coin is circular.

(3)        The edge of the first coin is milled.

(4)        The edge of the second coin consists of 12 segments, of which 6 are coarse milled and 6 are plain.

(5)        The standard weight of each coin is 31.635 grams.

(6)        A variation of 0.50 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(7)        The diameter of each coin is 40.60 millimetres.

(8)        The thickness of each coin is 4.00 millimetres.

(9)        The obverse of each coin bears:

(a)         an effigy of the Queen; and

(b)        the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II”, “AUSTRALIA” and “1994”.

(10) The reverse of each coin bears:

(a)        a representation of a leaping kangaroo; and

(b)        the inscriptions “ONE DOLLAR” and “ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER”.

Specifications and designs of $5 silver coins

5. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of 5 coins each of the denomination of $5 and the standard composition of which consists of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal.

(2)        The shape of each coin is circular.

(3)        The edge of each coin is milled.

(4)        The standard weight of each coin is 35.79 grams.

(5)        A variation of 0.63 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(6)        The diameter of each coin is 38.90 millimetres.

(7)        The thickness of each coin is 3.50 millimetres.

(8)        The obverse of each coin bears:

(a)         an effigy of the Queen; and

(b)        the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II”, “AUSTRALIA” and “1994”.

(9) The reverse of the first coin bears:

(a)         an effigy of Charles Sturt against a background representation of a map of the State of Victoria; and

(b)        the inscriptions “5 DOLLARS”, “CHARLES STURT”, “NEW SOUTH WALES” and “VICTORIA”.

(10) The reverse of the second coin bears:

(a)         an effigy of Ludwig Leichhardt against a background representation of a map of the State of Queensland and part of the Northern Territory; and

(b)        the inscriptions “5 DOLLARS”, “LUDWIG LEICHHARDT”, “QUEENSLAND” and “N.T.”.

(11) The reverse of the third coin bears:

(a)         an effigy of John McDouall Stuart against a background representation of a map of the State of South Australia and the Northern Territory; and

(b)        the inscriptions “5 DOLLARS”, “JOHN McDOUALL STUART”, “N.T.” and “S.A.”.

(12) The reverse of the fourth coin bears:

(a)        an effigy of Sir John Forrest against a background representation of a map of the State of Western Australia; and

(b)        the inscriptions “5 DOLLARS”, “SIR JOHN FORREST” and “W.A.”.

(13) The reverse of the fifth coin bears:

(a)         a representation of Sir Douglas Mawson against a background representation of a map of part of Antarctica; and

(b)        the inscriptions “5 DOLLARS”, “SIR DOUGLAS MAWSON” and “ANTARCTICA”.

Specifications and designs of $10 silver coins

6. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of 2 coins each of the denomination of $10 and the standard composition of which includes not less than 99.9% silver.

(2)        The shape of each coin is circular.

(3)        The edge of each coin is plain.

(4)        The standard weight of each coin is 20.77 grams.

(5)        A variation of 0.50 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(6)        The diameter of each coin is 34.10 millimetres.

(7)        The thickness of each coin is 2.90 millimetres.

(8)        The obverse of each coin bears:

(a)         an effigy of the Queen; and

(b)        the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II”, “AUSTRALIA” and “1994”.

(9) The reverse of the first coin bears:

(a)         a representation of a running male athlete; and

(b)        a representation of a torch and a wreath; and

(c)         the inscriptions “TEN DOLLARS”, “AUSTRALIA’S 1ST GOLD MEDALLISTS” and “EDWIN FLACK 1896”.

(10) The reverse of the second coin bears:

(a)         a representation of a female swimmer; and

(b)        a representation of a medal and a wreath; and

(c)         the inscriptions “TEN DOLLARS”, “AUSTRALIA’S 1ST GOLD MEDALLISTS” and “SARAH DURACK”.

Specifications and design of a $200 gold coin

7. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of a coin of the denomination of $200 the standard composition of which consists of gold and other metal.

(2)        The shape of the coin is circular.

(3)        The edge of the coin is milled.

(4)        The standard weight of the coin is 10.00 grams.

(5)        A variation of 0.06 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(6)        The diameter of each coin is 24.20 millimetres.

(7)        The thickness of each coin is 2.00 millimetres.

(8)        The obverse of each coin bears:

(a)         an effigy of the Queen; and

(b)         the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II”, “AUSTRALIA” and “1994”.

(9) The reverse of the coin bears:

(a)         a representation of a Tasmanian Devil; and

(b)        the inscriptions “TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS” and “PRIDE OF AUSTRALIA”.