Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 4)1
Currency Act 1965
I, NICK SHERRY, Assistant Treasurer, make this Determination under paragraph 13 (2) (a) and subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 22 June 2009
NICK SHERRY
Assistant Treasurer
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 4).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Definition
In this Determination:
Act means the Currency Act 1965.
4 Specification of standard composition for coin denomination already specified in Act
For paragraph 13 (2) (a) of the Act, the Act has effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite the reference to the denomination ‘Ten dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination included a reference to the standard composition ‘At least 99.99% gold’.
5 Specification of coins
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:
(a) the coin’s standard weight; and
(b) the allowable variation from that standard weight; and
(c) the coin’s dimensions; and
(d) the coin’s design.
6 Application of Determination
The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
Schedule 1 Specifications of coins
(section 5)
Item 1
$5 coin
Denomination
$5
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
36.31 g ± 0.54 g
Maximum diameter
38.94 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:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) a representation of a S.25 Sandringham aeroplane; and
(b) a stylised representation of 2 windows side-by-side, one of which contains a representation of a second S.25 Sandringham aeroplane; and
(c) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘AVIATION HISTORY — S.25 SANDRINGHAM’; and
(ii) ‘5 DOLLARS’; and
(d) the initials ‘WP’.
Item 2
$5 coin
Denomination
$5
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
36.31 g ± 0.54 g
Maximum diameter
38.94 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:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) a representation of 2 Boeing 747 aeroplanes; and
(b) a stylised representation of a window framing the smaller aeroplane; and
(c) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘AVIATION HISTORY — BOEING 747’; and
(ii) ‘5 DOLLARS’; and
(d) the initials ‘WP’.
Item 3
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
31.635 g ± 0.500 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:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) a stylised representation of a tiger; and
(b) a stylised representation of 2 phoenixes facing one another; and
(c) a Chinese character for which the Pin-yin word is ‘gēng’ (being the name of the seventh Heavenly Stem used in the Chinese calendar); and
(d) a Chinese character for which the Pin-yin word is ‘yín’ (being the name of the third Earthly Branch used in the Chinese calendar); and
(e) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and
(ii) ‘1 oz .999 silver’.
Item 4
$10 coin
Denomination
$10
Standard composition
At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and allowable variation
3.11 g + 0.09 g, - 0.00 g
Maximum diameter
17.73 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:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) a stylised representation of a tiger; and
(b) a stylised representation of 2 phoenixes facing one another; and
(c) a Chinese character for which the Pin-yin word is ‘gēng’ (being the name of the seventh Heavenly Stem used in the Chinese calendar); and
(d) a Chinese character for which the Pin-yin word is ‘yín’ (being the name of the third Earthly Branch used in the Chinese calendar); and
(e) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘10 DOLLARS’; and
(ii) ‘1/10 oz .9999Au’.
Item 5
$25 coin
Denomination
$25
Standard composition
At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and allowable variation
15.55 g + 0.09 g, - 0.00 g
Maximum diameter
30.25 mm
Maximum thickness
2.00 mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
Continuously milled
Obverse design
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) a stylised representation of a tiger; and
(b) a stylised representation of 2 phoenixes facing one another; and
(c) a Chinese character for which the Pin-yin word is ‘gēng’ (being the name of the seventh Heavenly Stem used in the Chinese calendar); and
(d) a Chinese character for which the Pin-yin word is ‘yín’ (being the name of the third Earthly Branch used in the Chinese calendar); and
(e) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘25 DOLLARS’; and
(ii) ‘1/2 oz .9999Au’.
Item 6
$5 coin
Denomination
$5
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
36.31 g ± 0.54 g
Maximum diameter
38.94 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:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2009’; and
(c) ‘5 DOLLARS’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) a pad printed image of a 2-storey building, also showing a portion of an adjacent 1‑storey building with a sign on its roof including the word ‘MERCHANTS’; and
(b) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘200 years’; and
(ii) ‘OF POSTAL SERVICES IN AUSTRALIA’.
Item 7
$5 coin
Denomination
$5
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
50.00 g ± 1.50 g
Maximum diameter
50.2 mm
Maximum thickness
3.85 mm
Shape
Annular
Edge
Continuously milled
Obverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) a stylised representation of the solar system; and
(b) superimposed on the representation — an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the initials ‘IRB’; and
(c) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2009’; and
(iii) ‘5 DOLLARS’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) stylised representations of 4 figures placed at quarter intervals around the coin, looking towards the centre of the coin; and
(b) between the figures — a representation of each of the following landmarks:
(i) Egyptian pyramids;
(ii) the Burj Al Arab in United Arab Emirates;
(iii) the Taj Mahal in India;
(iv) Mount Fuji in Japan;
(v) the Australian Parliament House;
(vi) the Sydney Opera House;
(vii) Uluru in Australia;
(viii) a radio telescope at Parkes Observatory in Australia;
(ix) a Moai statue on Easter Island;
(x) a Mesoamerican pyramid in Mexico;
(xi) the Golden Gate Bridge in the United States of America;
(xii) the Statue of Liberty in the United States of America;
(xiii) Stonehenge in the United Kingdom;
(xiv) the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy;
(xv) the Eiffel Tower in France;
(xvi) Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Russia; and
(c) around the outer edge of the coin — the inscriptions:
(i) ‘INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY’; and
(ii) ‘2009’.
Note
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