Currency Determination No. 2 of 1998 (Cth)

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)