Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4)
I, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsections 13 (2) and 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965. Dated 12 December 2005 CHRIS PEARCE Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Contents                         1     Name of Determination                                                                         2                         2     Commencement                                                                                  2                         3     Standard composition of coins                                                              2                         4     Specification of coins                                                                           2                         5     Application of Determination                                                                 2 Schedule 1             Standard composition of coins                                                          3 Schedule 2             Specifications of coins                                                                      4  
     
1              Name of Determination                 This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 4).
2              Commencement                 This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3              Standard composition of coins                 For subsection 13 (2) of the Currency Act 1965, that Act is to have effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if a reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the denomination of a coin mentioned in an item of Schedule 1, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to a standard composition mentioned in the item.
4              Specification of coins                 For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 2 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.
5              Application of Determination                 Schedule 2 does not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.

Schedule 1        Standard composition of coins (section 3)     
Item
Denomination
Composition
1
1 cent
at least 99.99% gold
2
1 cent
at least 99.9% silver
3
2 cents
at least 99.99% gold
4
2 cents
at least 99.9% silver
5
5 cents
at least 99.99% gold
6
5 cents
at least 99.9% silver
7
10 cents
at least 99.99% gold
8
10 cents
at least 99.9% silver
9
20 cents
at least 99.99% gold
10
20 cents
at least 99.9% silver
11
50 cents
at least 99.99% gold
12
50 cents
at least 99.9% silver
13
one dollar
at least 99.99% gold
14
one dollar
at least 99.9% silver
15
two dollars
at least 99.99% gold
16
two dollars
at least 99.9% silver
Schedule 2        Specifications of coins (section 4)     
Item 1
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and
allowable variation
11.66g ± 0.240g
Maximum diameter
25.12mm
Maximum thickness
2.80mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
Obverse design
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:      (a)   representations of:             (i)   a television tower; and            (ii)   a historical television camera; and           (iii)   radiating electromagnetic waves; and     (b)   the inscriptions:             (i)   “FIFTY YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION”; and            (ii)   “1 DOLLAR”; and that may also include the letter “A”.
 
Item 2
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight and
allowable variation
9.00g ± 0.280g
Maximum diameter
25.12mm
Maximum thickness
2.80mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
Obverse design  
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:      (a)   representations of:             (i)   a television tower; and            (ii)   a historical television camera; and           (iii)   radiating electromagnetic waves; and     (b)   the inscriptions:             (i)   “FIFTY YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION”; and            (ii)   “1 DOLLAR”; and     (c)   one or more of the letters “A”, “B”, “C”, “M”, “S”, “H”, “P” and “TV”.
 
Item 3
$5 coin
Denomination
$5
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
36.31g ± 0.54g
Maximum diameter
38.94mm
Maximum thickness
3.50mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
Continuously milled
Obverse
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”; and      (c)   “5 DOLLARS”.
Reverse  
A design consisting of:      (a)   a representation of the ship Duyfken and a compass;     (b)   the following inscriptions and images:             (i)   “VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY” and “DUYFKEN”;            (ii)   “1606” and “2006”;           (iii)   a tulip (representing a Dutch Privy Mark);           (iv)   the outline of a ship (representing a Dutch Mint Mark).
 
Item 4
$5 coin
Denomination
$5
Standard composition
Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin
Standard weight and allowable variation
20.00g ± 0.72g
Maximum diameter
38.94mm
Maximum thickness
2.82mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
Continuously milled
Obverse
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”; and      (c)   “5 DOLLARS”.
Reverse
A design consisting of:      (a)   a representation of the ship Duyfken and a compass;     (b)   the inscriptions:             (i)   “VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY” and “DUYFKEN”; and            (ii)   “1606” and “2006”; and           (iii)   “GZ”.
 
Item 5
$10 coin
Denomination
$10
Standard composition
At least 99.9% gold
Standard weight and allowable variation
5.00g ± 0.030g  
Maximum diameter
20.10mm
Maximum thickness
1.40mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
Continuously milled
Obverse
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”; and      (c)   “10 DOLLARS”.
Reverse
A design consisting of:      (a)   a representation of the ship Duyfken and a compass;     (b)   the following inscriptions and images:             (i)   “VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY” and “DUYFKEN”;            (ii)   “1606” and “2006”;           (iii)   a tulip (representing a Dutch Privy Mark);           (iv)   the outline of a ship (representing a Dutch Mint Mark).
 
Item 6
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight and
allowable variation
9.00g ± 0.280g
Maximum diameter
25.12mm
Maximum thickness
2.80mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain
Obverse design
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:      (a)   the logo of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games; and     (b)   a group of abstract lines and patterns (symbolising the water, land and the hills surrounding Melbourne); and      (c)   the inscriptions:             (i)   “XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES”; and            (ii)   “1 DOLLAR”; and           (iii)   “M”.
 
Item 7
50 cent coin
Denomination
50 cents
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver, partially plated with 24ct gold
Standard weight and
allowable variation
18.24g ± 0.40g
Maximum diameter
31.65mm
Maximum thickness
2.80mm
Shape
Dodecagonal
Edge
Plain
Obverse design
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:      (a)   in the centre — a gold plated circle that includes:             (i)   a representation of the Commonwealth Crown; and            (ii)   a line pattern showing the number 80; and           (iii)   the inscription “E II R”;          surrounded by flags; and     (b)   in an outer ring:             (i)   alternating flags of Australia and the United Kingdom; and            (ii)   the inscription “50”.
 
Item 8
50 cent coin
Denomination
50 cents
Standard composition
Copper and nickel
Standard weight and
allowable variation
15.55g ± 0.40g
Maximum diameter
31.65mm
Maximum thickness
2.80mm
Shape
Dodecagonal
Edge
Plain
Obverse design
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:      (a)   in the centre — a circle that includes:             (i)   a representation of the Commonwealth Crown; and            (ii)   a line pattern showing the number 80; and           (iii)   the inscription “E II R”;          surrounded by flags; and     (b)   in an outer ring:             (i)   alternating flags of Australia and the United Kingdom; and            (ii)   the inscription “50”.
 
Item 9
50 cent coin
Denomination
50 cents
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver, partially plated with 24ct gold
Standard weight and
allowable variation
18.24g ± 0.40g
Maximum diameter
31.65mm
Maximum thickness
2.80mm
Shape
Dodecagonal
Edge
Plain
Obverse design
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:      (a)   in the centre — a circle that includes:             (i)   a representation of a globe; and            (ii)   a series of outline maps of Australia, growing larger from the globe; and           (iii)   a star;          which represent the Queen’s link with Australia; and     (b)   in a gold plated outer ring:             (i)   a series of representations of Her Majesty’s Crown; and            (ii)   the inscription “50”.
 
Item 10
50 cent coin
Denomination
50 cents
Standard composition
Copper and nickel
Standard weight and
allowable variation
15.55g ± 0.40g
Maximum diameter
31.65mm
Maximum thickness
2.80mm
Shape
Dodecagonal
Edge
Plain
Obverse design
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials “IRB”, surrounded by the inscriptions:      (a)   “ELIZABETH II”; and     (b)   “AUSTRALIA 2006”.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:      (a)   in the centre — a circle that includes:             (i)   a representation of a globe; and            (ii)   a series of outline maps of Australia, growing larger from the globe; and           (iii)   a star;          which represent the Queen’s link with Australia; and     (b)   in an outer ring:             (i)   a series of representations of Her Majesty’s Crown; and            (ii)   the inscription “50”.