Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 9)

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 9).

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

In this Determination:

Act means the Currency Act 1965.

For paragraph 13 (2) (b) of the Act, the Act has effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if:

there were included in the Schedule to the Act, a reference to the denomination 'Fifty cents' and there were specified in the Schedule, opposite that denomination, the standard composition 'not less than 99.99% gold' as the standard composition of coins of that denomination; and

there were included in the Schedule to the Act, a reference to the denomination 'One dollar' and there were specified in the Schedule, opposite that denomination, the standard composition 'not less than 99.99% gold' as the standard composition of coins of that denomination.

Subsection (1) does not affect any other determination made under paragraph 13 (2) (b) of the Act.

For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, each item in Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item:

the coin's standard weight; and

the allowable variation from that standard 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 Specification of coins (section 5)

Item 1 $1 coin

Denomination $1

Standard composition Not less than 99.9% silver

Standard weight and allowable variation 31.635 g ± 0.50 g

Maximum diameter 40.20 mm

Maximum thickness 3.50 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'; and

'1 DOLLAR'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

a representation of:

a bounding kangaroo and its shadow; and

the sun; and

a line; and

the inscriptions:

'1 oz. Fine silver'; and

'F12' enclosed within a circle; and

'WP'.

Item 2 50c coin

Denomination 50c

Standard composition Not less than 99.99% gold

Standard weight and allowable variation 33.880 g ± 0.250 g

Maximum diameter 31.65 mm

Maximum thickness 2.80 mm

Shape Dodecagonal

Edge Plain

Obverse design An effigy of a young Queen Elizabeth II, surrounded by the inscriptions:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2009'.

Reverse design A design consisting of a representation of the Australian Coat of Arms and the inscription '50' superimposed over a background swirl design.

Item 3 $1 coin

Denomination $1

Standard composition Not less than 99.99% gold

Standard weight and allowable variation 21.70 g ± 0.18 g

Maximum diameter 25.12 mm

Maximum thickness 2.80 mm

Shape Circular

Edge Interrupted milling

Obverse design An effigy of a young Queen Elizabeth II, surrounded by the inscriptions:

'ELIZABETH II'; and

'AUSTRALIA 2009'.

Reverse design A design consisting of:

a representation of 5 bounding kangaroos in a circular pattern; and

the inscription '1 DOLLAR' superimposed over the representation of the kangaroos.

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.