Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2010 (No. 5)1
Currency Act 1965
I, BILL SHORTEN, Assistant Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 26 October 2010
BILL SHORTEN
Assistant Treasurer
1              Name of Determination
                This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2010 (No. 5).
2          Commencement
                This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3              Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design
         (1)   For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, each item in 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 Currency Act 1965):
                (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)   Subsection (1) does not affect any other determination of the standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design of a coin made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.
Schedule 1       
(section 3)
Part 1          Specifications of coins
Item
Denomination
Standard composition
Standard weight and allowable variation (g)
Dimensions
Design

Maximum diameter (mm)
Maximum thickness (mm)
Shape
Edge
Obverse
Reverse

1
20c
Copper and nickel
11.30 ± 0.33
28.65
2.52
S1
E1
O1
R1

2
50c
Copper and nickel
15.55 ± 0.40
31.65
2.80
S2
E2
O2
R2

3
$1
At least 99.9% silver
11.66 ± 0.24
25.12
2.80
S1
E3
O3
R3

4
$1
Copper, aluminium and nickel
9.00 ± 0.27
25.12
2.80
S1
E3
O3
R4

Part 2          Explanation of symbols
Item
Design feature
Symbol
Explanation

1
Shape
S1
Circular

2
Shape
S2
Dodecagonal

3
Edge
E1
Continuously milled

4
Edge
E2
Plain

5
Edge
E3
14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain

6
Obverse
O1
A design consisting of:
     (a)   at the top of the face of the coin — an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the initials ‘IRB’ surrounded by the following:
            (i)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
           (ii)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2011’; and
    (b)   a representation of the 6 stiches of a cricket ball, separated in the centre by a representation of a seam

7
Obverse
O2
A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
     (a)   ‘IRB’;
    (b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
     (c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2011’

8
Obverse
O3
A design consisting of an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the following:
     (a)   ‘IRB’;
    (b)   ‘ELIZABETH II’;
     (c)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’

9
Reverse
R1
A design consisting of:
     (a)   a representation of the 6 stiches of a cricket ball, separated in the centre by a representation of a seam; and
    (b)   at the bottom of the face of the coin — a representation of an urn between a lion and a kangaroo and above 2 cricket bats, surrounded by the following:
            (i)   ‘TWENTY CENTS’;
           (ii)   ‘THE ASHES’

10
Reverse
R2
A design consisting of:
     (a)   a representation of a bunch of flowers tied with ribbons, all entwined to create a circular pattern; and
    (b)   the following:
            (i)   ‘AUSTRALIA DAY 2011’;
           (ii)   ‘50’;
          (iii)   ‘CELEBRATE WHAT’S GREAT’

11
Reverse
R3
A design consisting of:
     (a)   a circle enclosing effigies of the following monarchs, from left to right:
            (i)   Queen Elizabeth II;
           (ii)   King George VI;
          (iii)   King George V;
          (iv)   King Edward VII; and
    (b)   in the bottom left-hand quadrant of the circle — the letter ‘C’, partially obscured by a representation of a kangaroo facing right; and
     (c)   in the bottom right-hand quadrant of the circle — a circle enclosing the stylised letters ‘VG’; and
    (d)   outside the circle — the following:
            (i)   a representation of four 7-pointed stars;
           (ii)   ‘ONE DOLLAR’;
          (iii)   ‘100 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN COINAGE’

12
Reverse
R4
A design consisting of:
     (a)   a circle enclosing effigies of the following monarchs, from left to right:
            (i)   Queen Elizabeth II;
           (ii)   King George VI;
          (iii)   King George V;
          (iv)   King Edward VII; and
    (b)   in the bottom left-hand quadrant of the circle — a circle enclosing the letter ‘C’; and
     (c)   in the bottom right-hand quadrant of the circle — a circle enclosing the stylised letters ‘VG’; and
    (d)   outside the circle — the following:
            (i)   a representation of four 7-pointed stars;
           (ii)   ‘ONE DOLLAR’;
          (iii)   ‘100 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN COINAGE’

Note
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