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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 4)

I, ROSS CAMERON, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsections 13 (2) and 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 9 June 2004

ROSS CAMERON
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

 1 Name of Determination
 2 Commencement
 3 Specification of coins
 4 Application of Determination

Schedule 1 Specifications of coins

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 4).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.

3 Specification of coins

  For subsections 13 (2) and 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:
 (a) the denomination of a coin; and
 (b) the coin's standard composition; and
 (c) the coin's standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and
 (d) the coin's dimensions; and
 (e) the coin's design.

4 Application of Determination

  The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
Schedule 1 Specifications of coins
(section 3)

Item 1                $1 coin
Denomination          $1
Standard composition  At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and   5.60g ± 0.15g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      21.40mm
Maximum thickness     2.10mm
Shape                 Heptagon
Edge                  Plain
Obverse design        An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram 'IRB' surrounded by the inscriptions:
                       (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                       (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2004'; and
                       (c) 'ONE DOLLAR'.
Reverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) a stylised representation of a lion in profile holding seals; and
                       (b) the inscription 'TESTING R. AUST. MINT'.

Item 2                $1 coin
Denomination          $1
Standard composition  At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and   5.79g ± 0.16g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      23.80mm
Maximum thickness     2.00mm
Shape                 Scalloped
Edge                  Plain
Obverse design        An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram 'IRB' surrounded by the inscriptions:
                       (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                       (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2004'.
Reverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) a representation, in traditional Australian Aboriginal style, of 5 kangaroos against a background of elongated dots; and
                       (b) the inscription 'ONE DOLLAR'.

Item 3                $1 coin
Denomination          $1
Standard composition  At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and   11.66g ± 0.24g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      25.12mm
Maximum thickness     2.80mm
Shape                 Circular
Edge                  14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
Obverse design        An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram 'IRB' surrounded by the inscriptions:
                       (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                       (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2004'.
Reverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) a representation of a wombat; and
                       (b) the inscription '1 DOLLAR'.

Item 4                $1 coin
Denomination          $1
Standard composition  At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and   11.66g ± 0.24g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      25.12mm
Maximum thickness     2.80mm
Shape                 Circular