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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                       Standard weight and allowable  Dimensions  Design
                           composition
weight in ounces)                                         variation (g)                  (1)         (2)        (1)     (2)   (3)      (4)
                                                                                         Diameter    Thickness  Shape   Edge  Obverse  Reverse
                                                                                         (mm)        (mm)
$1                         Not less than 99.9% silver     31.635  0.500                 40.60       4.00       S1      E2    O1       R63
 (1 oz)
$2                         Not less than 99.9% silver     62.770  0.500                 50.30       4.50       S1      E2    O1       R63
(2 oz)
$2                         Not less than 99.9% silver     62.770  0.500                 50.30       4.50       S1      E2    O1       R64
(2 oz)
$2                         Not less than 99.9% silver     62.770  0.500                 50.30       4.50       S1      E2    O1       R65
(2 oz)
$2                         Not less than 99.9% silver     62.770  0.500                 50.30       4.50       S1      E2    O1       R66
(2 oz)
$2                         Not less than 99.9% silver     62.770  0.500                 50.30       4.50       S1      E2    O1       R67
(2 oz)
$5                         Not less than 99.95% platinum  1.571  0.015                  14.10       1.40       S1      E1    O1       R68
(1/20 oz)
$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                        Not less than 99.9% silver     321.347  1.00                 75.50       8.70       S1      E2    O1       R63
(10 oz)
$15                        Not less than 99.95% platinum  3.137  0.025                  16.10       1.32       S1      E1    O1       R68
(1/10 oz)
$25                        Not less than 99.95% platinum  7.815  0.035                  20.10       1.90       S1      E1    O1       R68
(1/4 oz)
$30                        Not less than 99.9% silver     1002.502  1.50                101.00      14.60      S1      E2    O1       R69
$50                        Not less than 99.95% platinum  15.605  0.045                 25.10       2.30       S1      E1    O1       R68
(1/2 oz)

Column 1                   Column 2                       Column 3                       Column 4    Column 5

Denomination (and nominal  Standard                       Standard weight and allowable  Dimensions  Design
                           composition
weight in ounces)                                         variation (g)                  (1)         (2)        (1)     (2)   (3)      (4)
                                                                                         Diameter    Thickness