Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 3)

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 3).

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 50c coin

Denomination 50c

Standard composition Copper and nickel

Standard weight and allowable variation 15.55 g ± 0.40 g

Maximum diameter 31.65 mm

Maximum thickness 2.80 mm

Shape Dodecagonal

Edge Plain

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:

in the centre - a representation of the racing yacht Australia II, featuring a schematic hull view below the waterline; and

in an outer ring - the inscriptions:

'25th ANNIVERSARY AUSTRALIA II VICTORY'; and

'50'; and

'CG'.

Item 2 $1 coin

Denomination $1

Standard composition Copper, aluminium and nickel

Standard weight and allowable variation 9.00 g ± 0.27 g

Maximum diameter 25.12 mm

Maximum thickness 2.80 mm

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'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre:

a representation of Mary MacKillop standing behind 3 children, superimposed on a map of the world; and

a designer's mark resembling a 'G'; and

the inscriptions:

'1 DOLLAR'; and

'Mary MacKillop 1842‑1909'; and

. (iii) 'INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIANS EDUCATION'; and

Item 3 $1 coin

Denomination $1

Standard composition Copper, aluminium and nickel

Standard weight and allowable variation 9.00 g ± 0.27 g

Maximum diameter 25.12 mm

Maximum thickness 2.80 mm

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 2009'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre - a representation of the Parkes Radio Telescope, a fence and 2 sheep; and

in an outer ring - the inscriptions:

'International Year of Astronomy 2009'; and

'1 DOLLAR'; and

'CG'.

Item 4 20c coin

Denomination 20c

Standard composition Copper & Nickel

Standard weight and allowable variation 11.30 g ± 0.33 g

Maximum diameter 28.65 mm

Maximum thickness 2.52 mm

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 2009'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre:

a representation of 2 people viewing the sky through binoculars; and

a representation 1 person viewing the sky through a telescope; and

a representation of an old sky map displaying some of the different zodiac signs, underneath a representation of tracking paths of stars; and

the inscription 'CG'; and

in an outer ring, the inscriptions:

'INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY'; and

'20'.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.