Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2014 (No. 2)
Currency Act 1965
I, Steven Ciobo, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
1 Name of determination
This determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2014
(No. 2).
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, design and dimension of coins
(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) Subsection (1) 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 (mm) or other dimension | Maximum thickness (mm) | Shape | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
1 | $1 | At least 99.9% silver | 31.635 ± 0.500 | 40.60 | 2.60 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R1 |
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
1 | Shape | S1 | Circular |
2 | Edge | E1 | Continuously milled |
3 | Obverse | O1 | A design consisting of a circle which surrounds an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; (b) ‘AUSTRALIA’; (c) ‘· 1 DOLLAR ·’; and (f) ‘IRB’ |
4 | Reverse | R1 | A design, in a bullion finish, consisting of a representation of a saltwater crocodile surrounded by a circle, and the following:
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