
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 10)
I, Alex Hawke, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, make the following determination under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Alex Hawke
Assistant Minister to the Treasurer
Contents
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Definitions
5 Specification of denominations and standard compositions
6 Standard weight, design and dimension of coins
Schedule 1—Standard weight, design and dimension of coins 3
Part 1—Specifications of coins 3
1 Specifications..........................................3
Part 2—Explanation of symbols 5
2 Symbols used in Part 1....................................5
This determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2015 (No. 10).
This determination commences on the day after it is registered.
This determination is made under paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.
In this determination:
Act means the Currency Act 1965.
(1) This section is made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.
(2) The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this determination commences, as if:
(a) there were included in the Schedule to the Act the references to denominations of money specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this determination; and
(b) there were specified in the Schedule to the Act opposite to each such denomination, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition specified for the denomination in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this determination.
(3) This section does not affect any other determination made for paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.
(1) This section is made for subsection 13A(1) of the Act.
(2) On and after the day when this determination commences, each item of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified in the Schedule to the Act.
(3) 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.
(4) Each item of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 explains a symbol used to describe the design of coins specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
(5) This section does not affect any other determination made under subsection 13A(1) of the Act.
Note: See sections 5 and 6.
Each item of the following table specifies the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of a coin.
Specifications of coins | |||||||||
Item | Denomination | Standard composition | Standard weight and allowable variation (g) | ||||||
1 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 ± 0.66 | 25.25 | 3.46 | S1 | E1 | O1 | R1 |
2 | 50c | Copper and nickel with gold plating | 15.37 ± 0.80 | 32.00 | 3.00 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R2 |
3 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 ± 0.96 | 31.75 | 3.16 | S2 | E2 | O1 | R3
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4 | 20c | Copper and nickel | 11.30 ± 0.78 | 28.65 | 2.92 | S1 | E3 | O1 | R4
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5 | 20c | Copper and nickel | 11.30 ± 0.78 | 28.65 | 2.92 | S1 | E3 | O1 | R5
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6 | 20c | Copper and nickel | 11.30 ± 0.78 | 28.65 | 2.92 | S1 | E3 | O1 | R6
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7 | 25c | Aluminium, zinc and bronze | 12.00 ± 0.70 | 32.80 | 2.70 | S1 | E3 | O1 | R7
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8 | $5 | At least 99.9% silver | 31.10 + 3.00 | 32.30 | 5.80 | S1 | E3 | O1 | R8
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9 | 1c | Copper, tin and zinc | 2.60 ± 0.30 | 17.75 | 1.80 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R9
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10 | 2c | Copper, tin and zinc | 5.20 ± 0.30 | 21.80 | 2.20 | S1 | E2 | O1 | R10
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11 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 ± 0.96 | 31.75 | 3.16 | S2 | E2 | O1 | R11
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12 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 ± 0.96 | 31.75 | 3.16 | S2 | E2 | O1 | R12
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13 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 ± 0.96 | 31.75 | 3.16 | S2 | E2 | O1 | R13
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14 | $1 | Copper, aluminium and nickel | 9.00 ± 0.66 | 25.25 | 3.46 | S1 | E1 | O2 | R14 |
15 | $5 | At least 99.9% silver | 22.23 + 1.00 | 34.40 | 3.80 | S3 | E2 | O1 | R15 |
16 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 ± 0.96 | 31.75 | 3.16 | S2 | E2 | O1 | R16
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17 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 ± 0.96 | 31.75 | 3.16 | S2 | E2 | O1 | R17
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18 | 50c | Copper and nickel | 15.55 ± 0.96 | 31.75 | 3.16 | S2 | E2 | O1 | R18
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Each item of the following table contains an explanation of a symbol used in Part 1 of this Schedule to describe the shape, edge design, obverse design and reverse design of a coin.
Explanation of symbols used in Part 1 | |||
Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
1 | Shape | S1 | Circular |
2 | Shape | S2 | Dodecagonal |
3 | Shape | S3 | Triangular with rounded corners |
4 | Edge | E1 | Interrupted milling |
5 | Edge | E2 | Plain |
6 | Edge | E3 | Continuously milled |
7 | Obverse | O1 | A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
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8 | Obverse | O2 | A design consisting of:
all enclosed by an ornamental border. |
9 | Reverse | R1 | A design consisting of:
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10 | Reverse | R2 | A design consisting of:
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11 | Reverse | R3 | A design consisting of:
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12 | Reverse | R4 | A design consisting of:
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13 | Reverse | R5 | A design consisting of:
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14 | Reverse | R6 | A design consisting of:
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15 | Reverse | R7 | A design consisting of:
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16 | Reverse | R8 | A design consisting of:
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17 | Reverse | R9 | A design consisting of:
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18 | Reverse | R10 | A design consisting of:
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19 | Reverse | R11 | A design consisting of:
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20 | Reverse | R12 | A design consisting of:
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21 | Reverse | R13 | A design consisting of:
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22 | Reverse | R14 | A design consisting of:
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23 | Reverse | R15 | A design consisting of:
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24 | Reverse | R16 | A design consisting of:
all enclosed by an interrupted line inside the rim of the coin. |
25 | Reverse | R17 | A design consisting of:
all enclosed by an interrupted line inside the rim of the coin. |
26 | Reverse | R18 | A design consisting of:
all enclosed by an interrupted line inside the rim of the coin. |