Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1)1
Currency Act 1965
I, NICK SHERRY, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 21 January 2008
NICK SHERRY
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Specifications of coins
For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:
(a) the denomination of a coin; and
(b) the coin’s standard composition; and
(c) the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and
(d) the coin’s dimensions; and
(e) the coin’s design.
4 Application of Determination
The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
Schedule 1 Specification of coins
(section 3)
Item 1
$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:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2008’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) a koala sitting on a tree branch; and
(b) an artist’s impression of the trunk of a tree and tree leaves; and
(c) the inscription ‘1 DOLLAR’.
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:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2008’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) a wombat appearing to emerge from a hollow log; and
(b) an artist’s impression of a patch of grass and tufts of grass; and
(c) the inscription ‘1 DOLLAR’.
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
40.15 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’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) in the upper sector — an artist’s impression of the sun; and
(b) in the centre — a representation of a kangaroo; and
(c) in the lower sector — a representation of Uluru and a collection of lines and dots; and
(d) a representation of the signature of Ken Done; and
(e) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER’; and
(ii) ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
Item 4
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver, partially plated with 99.99% gold
Standard weight and allowable variation
31.635 g ± 0.500 g
Maximum diameter
40.15 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’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) in the upper sector — an artist’s impression of the sun; and
(b) in the centre — a representation of a kangaroo; and
(c) in the lower sector — a representation of Uluru and a collection of lines and dots; and
(d) a representation of the signature of Ken Done; and
(e) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER’; and
(ii) ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
Item 5
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
Copper and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation
27.22 g ± 0.65 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’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) in the upper sector — an artist’s impression of the sun; and
(b) in the centre — a representation of a kangaroo; and
(c) in the lower sector — a representation of Uluru and a collection of lines and dots; and
(d) a representation of the signature of Ken Done; and
(e) the inscription ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
Item 6
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
32.39 g ± 0.80 g
Maximum diameter
40.25 mm
Maximum thickness
4.00 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 2009’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) in the upper sector — an artist’s impression of the sun; and
(b) in the centre — a representation of a kangaroo; and
(c) in the lower sector — a representation of Uluru and a collection of lines and dots; and
(d) a representation of the signature of Ken Done; and
(e) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER’; and
(ii) ‘ONE DOLLAR’.
Item 7
$10 coin
Denomination
$10
Standard composition
At least 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:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2009’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) in the upper sector — an artist’s impression of the sun; and
(b) in the centre — a representation of a kangaroo; and
(c) in the lower sector — a representation of Uluru and a collection of lines and dots; and
(d) a representation of the signature of Ken Done; and
(e) the inscription ‘TEN DOLLARS’.
Note
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