Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2014 (No. 1) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2014 (No. 1) Currency Act 1965

I, STEVEN CIOBO, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 30 January 2014

STEVEN CIOBO Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer 1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2014 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Currency Act 1965.

4 Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design

(1) For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, each item in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item (being a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified, in the Schedule to the Act): (a) the coin's standard weight; and (b) the allowable variation from that standard weight; and (c) the coin's dimensions; and (d) the coin's design.

(2) A reference in Schedule 1 to the maximum diameter or other dimension of a coin is, for a coin that is triangular with rounded corners, a reference to the perpendicular bisector of the coin.

5 Application of Determination

Section 4 does not affect any other determination of the standard weight and allowable variation, dimensions or design of a coin, made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act. Schedule 1 (section 4)

Part 1 Specifications of coins

Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design Maximum diameter or other dimension (mm) Maximum thickness (mm) Shape Edge Obverse Reverse 1 $5 At least 99.9% silver 22.23 ± 1.00 34.40 3.80 S1 E1 O1 R1 2 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.103 + 3.00 32.30 5.60 S2 E2 O2 R2 3 50c Copper and nickel 15.55 ± 0.50 31.65 3.00 S3 E1 O2 R3 4 50c Copper and nickel 15.55 ± 0.50 31.65 3.00 S3 E1 O2 R4 5 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.20 3.46 S2 E3 O2 R5 6 $1 At least 99.9% silver 31.103 ± 1.80 40.60 4.00 S2 E2 O3 R6 7 $10 At least 99.9% gold 3.11 + 0.09 17.65 1.65 S2 E2 O4 R6 8 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.20 3.46 S2 E3 O2 R7 9 $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.66 25.20 3.46 S2 E3 O2 R8