Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 3) (Cth)

Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 3)

as amended

made under subsection 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 27 March 2006 taking into account amendments up to Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 3) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1] 2 Commencement [see Note 1] 3 Specification of coins 4 Application of Determination

Schedule 1 Specifications of coins

Notes

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 3).

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

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

3 Specification of coins

For subsection 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 31.635g ± 0.500g allowable variation Maximum diameter 40.60mm Maximum thickness 4.00mm 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) '1 DOLLAR'; 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 the inscriptions: (a) 'THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA'; and (b) '2005 1 OZ. 999 SILVER'; that, in turn, surround: (c) a representation of a kookaburra perched on a branch; and (d) the inscription 'SA'; and (e) a circular privy mark incorporating: (i) a representation of the zodiac symbol for Scorpio; and (ii) the inscription 'SCORPIO'.