Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 5)

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 5).

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 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 coin (section 3)

Item 1 $1 coin

Denomination $1

Standard composition Copper, aluminium and nickel

Standard weight and allowable variation 9.00 g ± 0.28 g

Maximum diameter 25.12 mm

Maximum thickness 2.80 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

'1 DOLLAR'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2009';

with dots before and after the inscription '1 DOLLAR'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre - a circle enclosing:

a representation of an ox; and

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

to the left of the circle - a representation of a flame; and

to the right of the circle - a character in traditional Chinese script meaning 'ox'; and

above the circle - the inscription '2009'; and

below the circle - the inscription 'YEAR OF THE OX'; and

in four sectors of the coin - identical design elements incorporating the representation of a flame.

Item 2 $1 coin

Denomination $1

Standard composition Not less than 99.9% silver

Standard weight and allowable variation 11.66 g ± 0.24 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

'1 DOLLAR'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2009';

with dots before and after the inscription '1 DOLLAR'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre - a circle enclosing:

a representation of an ox; and

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

to the left of the circle - a representation of a flame; and

to the right of the circle - a character in traditional Chinese script meaning 'ox'; and

above the circle - the inscription '2009'; and

below the circle - the inscription 'YEAR OF THE OX'; and

in four sectors of the coin - identical design elements incorporating the representation of a flame.

Item 3 $10 coin

Denomination $10

Standard composition Not less than 99.99% gold

Standard weight and allowable variation 3.133 g ± 0.090 g

Maximum diameter 17.65 mm

Maximum thickness 1.58 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

'10 DOLLARS'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2009' with dots before and after the inscription '10 DOLLARS'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

in the centre - a circle enclosing:

a representation of an ox; and

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

to the left of the circle - a representation of a flame; and

to the right of the circle - a character in traditional Chinese script meaning 'ox'; and

above the circle - the inscription '2009'; and

below the circle - the inscription 'YEAR OF THE OX'; and

in four sectors of the coin - identical design elements incorporating the representation of a flame.

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.