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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 2)

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

Dated 22 June 2005

CHRIS PEARCE
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Standard composition of coins

 (1) For subsection 13 (2) of the Currency Act 1965, that Act has effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if:
 (a) there were included in the Schedule to that Act a reference to the denomination 'Thirty thousand dollars'; and
 (b) there were specified in that Schedule, opposite to that denomination, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition 'at least 99.99% gold'.

 (2) For subsection 13 (2) of the Currency Act 1965, that Act has effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if:
 (a) there were included in the Schedule to that Act a reference to the denomination 'Three hundred dollars'; and
 (b) there were specified in that Schedule, opposite to that denomination, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition 'at least 99.9% silver'.

4 Specification of coins

  For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in that item:
 (a) the coin's standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and
 (b) the coin's dimensions; and
 (c) the coin's designs.

5 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 4)

Item 1                $100 coin
Denomination          $100
Standard composition  At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and   31.162g  0.055g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      32.10mm
Maximum thickness     2.80mm
Shape                 Circular
Edge                  Continuously milled
Obverse design        A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscriptions:
                       (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                       (b) 'AUSTRALIA'; and
                       (c) '100 DOLLARS';

                      that, in turn, surround:
                       (d) an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and
                       (e) the monogram 'IRB'.
Reverse design        A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing:
                       (a) the inscription '2006'; and
                       (b) the Chinese character for 'dog'; and
                       (c) the inscriptions '1 OZ 9999 GOLD' and 'P'; and
                       (d) a representation of a dog (Chow).

Item 2                $50 coin
Denomination          $50
Standard composition  At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and   15.594g  0.040g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      25.10mm
Maximum thickness     2.40mm
Shape                 Circular
Edge                  Continuously milled
Obverse design        A circle of raised beads, immediately