Federal Register of Legislation
Currency Determination No. 4 of 1998
as amended
made under subsection 13A (1) of the
Currency Act 1965
This compilation was prepared on 28 March 2006 taking into account amendments up to Currency Determination No. 6 of 1998
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1] 2 Commencement 3 Specification of coins 4 Application of Determination
Schedule Part 1 Specifications of Coins Part 2 Explanation of Symbols
Notes
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is Currency Determination No. 4 of 1998.
2 Commencement
(1) Subject to subclauses (2) and (3), this Determination is taken to have commenced on 20 March 1998.
(2) Items 117 to 122, 205, 207, 208 and 221 to 226 of the Schedule are taken to have commenced on 1 April 1998.
(3) Items 123 to 131, 209 to 211 and 227 to 235 of the Schedule commence on 17 July 1998.
3 Specification of coins
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.
4 Application of Determination
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 Column 6 Item Denomination (and, where relevant, nominal weight in troy ounces) Standard Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design composition (1) (2) (1) (2) (3) (4) Diameter Thickness Shape Edge Obverse Reverse (mm) (mm) 101 $1 Not less than 99.9% silver 31.635 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E2 O1 R63 (1 oz) 102 $2 Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770 0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E2 O1 R63 (2 oz) 103 $2 Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770 0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E2 O1 R64 (2 oz) 104 $2 Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770 0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E2 O1 R65 (2 oz) 105 $2 Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770 0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E2 O1 R66 (2 oz) 106 $2 Not less than 99.9% silver 62.770 0.500 50.30 4.50 S1 E2 O1 R67 (2 oz) 107 $5 Not less than 99.95% platinum 1.571 0.015 14.10 1.40 S1 E1 O1 R68 (1/20 oz) 108 $10 Not less than 99.9% silver 20.770 0.500 34.10 2.90 S1 E4 O5 R61 109 $10 Not less than 99.9% silver 20.770 0.500 34.10 2.90 S1 E4 O5 R62 110 $10 Not less than 99.9% silver 312.347 1.00 75.50 8.70 S1 E2 O1 R63 (10 oz) 111 $15 Not less than 99.95% platinum 3.137 0.025 16.10 1.32 S1 E1 O1 R68 (1/10 oz) 112 $25 Not less than 99.95% platinum 7.815 0.035 20.10 1.90 S1 E1 O1 R68 (1/4 oz) 113 $30 Not less than 99.9% silver 1002.502 1.50 101.00 14.60 S1 E2 O1 R69 114 $50 Not less than 99.95% platinum 15.605 0.045 25.10 2.30 S1 E1 O1 R68 (1/2 oz) 115 $100 Not less than 99.95% platinum 31.185 0.065 32.10 2.70 S1 E1 O1 R68 (1 oz) 116 $200 Not less than 99.95% platinum 62.313 0.075 40.60 3.80 S1 E1 O1 R68 (2 oz) 117 $5 Copper, zinc, aluminium, tin 20.000 0.500 38.90 2.65 S1 E1 O3 R70 118 $5 Copper, zinc, aluminium, tin 20.000 0.500 38.90 2.65 S1 E1 O3 R71 119 $5 Copper, zinc, aluminium, tin 20.000 0.500 38.90 2.65 S1 E1 O3 R72 120 $5 99.9% silver 31.635 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E5 O4 R73 121 $5 99.9% silver 31.635 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E5 O4 R74 122 $100 99.99% gold 10.021 0.020 25.10 2.40 S1 E1 O4 R75 123 20 cents 99.9% silver 13.360 0.300 28.65 2.52 S1 E1 O5 R76 124 20 cents 99.9% silver 13.360 0.300 28.65 2.52 S1 E1 O5 R77 125 20 cents 99.9% silver 13.360 0.300 28.65 2.52 S1 E1 O6 R78 126 20 cents 99.9% silver 13.360 0.300 28.65 2.52 S1 E1 O6 R79 127 20 cents 99.9% silver 13.360 0.300 28.65 2.52 S1 E1 O6 R80 128 20 cents 99.9% silver 13.360 0.300 28.65 2.52 S1 E1 O6 R81 129 20 cents 99.9% silver 13.360 0.300 28.65 2.52 S1 E1 O6 R82 130 20 cents 99.9% silver 13.360 0.300 28.65 2.52 S1 E1 O6 R83 131 50 cents 99.9% silver 36.31 0.640 38.90 3.50 S1 E1 O7 R84
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