Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 2)

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 2).

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:

the denomination of a coin; and

the coin's standard composition; and

the coin's standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and

the coin's dimensions; and

the coin's design.

The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.

Schedule 1 Specifications of Coins (section 3)

Item 1 $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:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2007'.

Reverse

A design consisting of:

a series of maps of Australia showing the development of state boundaries over time; and

the following inscriptions and image:

'150 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT';

'5 DOLLARS';

an outline map of South Australia filled with the text 'SOUTH AUSTRALIA'.

Item 2 $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:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2008'.

Reverse

A design consisting of:

a series of maps of Australia showing the development of territory boundaries over time; and

the following inscriptions and image:

'30 YEARS OF TERRITORY GOVERNMENT';

'5 DOLLARS';

an outline map of the Northern Territory filled with the text 'NORTHERN TERRITORY'.

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:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2009'.

Reverse

A design consisting of:

a series of maps of Australia showing the development of state boundaries over time; and

the following inscriptions and image:

'150 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT';

'5 DOLLARS';

an outline map of Queensland filled with the text 'QUEENSLAND'.

Item 4 $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:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2008'; and

'1 DOLLAR'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

representations of:

a rat; and

Chinese design elements; and

the inscriptions:

'2008'; and

'YEAR OF THE RAT'; and

Chinese script denoting the Year of the Rat.

Item 5 $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:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2008'; and

'1 DOLLAR'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

representations of:

a rat; and

Chinese design elements; and

the inscriptions:

'2008'; and

'YEAR OF THE RAT'; and

Chinese script denoting the Year of the Rat.

Item 6 $10 coin

Denomination $10

Standard composition At least 99.99% gold

Standard weight and allowable variation 3.133g ± 0.09g

Maximum diameter 17.65mm

Maximum thickness 1.58mm

Shape Circular

Edge Continuously milled

Obverse design An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2008'; and

'10 DOLLARS'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

representations of:

a rat; and

Chinese design elements; and

the inscriptions:

'2008'; and

'YEAR OF THE RAT'; and

Chinese script denoting the Year of the Rat.

Item 7 $1 coin

Denomination $1

Standard composition At least 99.9% silver

Standard weight and allowable variation 31.635g ± 0.50g

Maximum diameter 40.15mm

Maximum thickness 3.50mm

Shape Circular

Edge Continuously milled

Obverse design An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB' surrounded by the inscriptions:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2008'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

an Australian suburban scene with a stylised representation of a kangaroo holding a football; and

the following inscriptions:

'ONE DOLLAR';

'ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER'.

Item 8 $1 coin

Denomination $1

Standard composition At least 99.9% silver, partially plated with 99.99% gold

Standard weight and allowable variation 31.635g ± 0.50g

Maximum diameter 40.15mm

Maximum thickness 3.50mm

Shape Circular

Edge Continuously milled

Obverse design An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB' surrounded by the inscriptions:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2008'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

an Australian suburban scene with a stylised representation of a kangaroo holding a football; and

the following inscriptions:

'ONE DOLLAR';

'ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER'.

Item 9 $10 coin

Denomination $10

Standard composition At least 99.99% gold

Standard weight and allowable variation 3.133g ± 0.09g

Maximum diameter 17.65mm

Maximum thickness 1.58mm

Shape Circular

Edge Continuously milled

Obverse design An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB' surrounded by the inscriptions:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2008'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

an Australian suburban scene with a stylised representation of a kangaroo holding a football; and

the inscription 'TEN DOLLARS'.

Item 10 $1 coin

Denomination $1

Standard composition Copper and nickel

Standard weight and allowable variation 27.22g ± 0.65g

Maximum diameter 38.90mm

Maximum thickness 3.50mm

Shape Circular

Edge Continuously milled

Obverse design An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2008'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

an Australian suburban scene with a stylised representation of a kangaroo holding a football; and

the inscription'ONE DOLLAR'.