Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 2)
Currency Act 1965
I, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 19 April 2007
CHRIS PEARCE
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Contents
1 Name of Determination 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Specification of coins 2
4 Application of Determination 2
Schedule 1 Specifications of Coins 3
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 2).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Specification 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 Specifications of Coins
(section 3)
Item 1
$5 coin
Denomination
$5
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
36.31g ± 0.54g
Maximum diameter
38.94mm
Maximum thickness
3.50mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
Continuously milled
Obverse
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2007’.
Reverse
A design consisting of:
(a) a series of maps of Australia showing the development of state boundaries over time; and
(b) the following inscriptions and image:
(i) ‘150 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT’;
(ii) ‘5 DOLLARS’;
(iii) an outline map of South Australia filled with the text ‘SOUTH AUSTRALIA’.
Item 2
$5 coin
Denomination
$5
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
36.31g ± 0.54g
Maximum diameter
38.94mm
Maximum thickness
3.50mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
Continuously milled
Obverse
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2008’.
Reverse
A design consisting of:
(a) a series of maps of Australia showing the development of territory boundaries over time; and
(b) the following inscriptions and image:
(i) ‘30 YEARS OF TERRITORY GOVERNMENT’;
(ii) ‘5 DOLLARS’;
(iii) an outline map of the Northern Territory filled with the text ‘NORTHERN TERRITORY’.
Item 3
$5 coin
Denomination
$5
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation
36.31g ± 0.54g
Maximum diameter
38.94mm
Maximum thickness
3.50mm
Shape
Circular
Edge
Continuously milled
Obverse
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2009’.
Reverse
A design consisting of:
(a) a series of maps of Australia showing the development of state boundaries over time; and
(b) the following inscriptions and image:
(i) ‘150 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT’;
(ii) ‘5 DOLLARS’;
(iii) an outline map of Queensland filled with the text ‘QUEENSLAND’.
Item 4
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight and
allowable variation
9.00g ± 0.280g
Maximum diameter
25.12mm
Maximum thickness
2.80mm
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’; and
(c) ‘1 DOLLAR’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) representations of:
(i) a rat; and
(ii) Chinese design elements; and
(b) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘2008’; and
(ii) ‘YEAR OF THE RAT’; and
(iii) Chinese script denoting the Year of the Rat.
Item 5
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and
allowable variation
11.66g ± 0.240g
Maximum diameter
25.12mm
Maximum thickness
2.80mm
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’; and
(c) ‘1 DOLLAR’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) representations of:
(i) a rat; and
(ii) Chinese design elements; and
(b) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘2008’; and
(ii) ‘YEAR OF THE RAT’; and
(iii) Chinese script denoting the Year of the Rat.
Item 6
$10 coin
Denomination
$10
Standard composition
At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and
allowable variation
3.133g ± 0.09g
Maximum diameter
17.65mm
Maximum thickness
1.58mm
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 2008’; and
(c) ‘10 DOLLARS’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) representations of:
(i) a rat; and
(ii) Chinese design elements; and
(b) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘2008’; and
(ii) ‘YEAR OF THE RAT’; and
(iii) Chinese script denoting the Year of the Rat.
Item 7
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and
allowable variation
31.635g ± 0.50g
Maximum diameter
40.15mm
Maximum thickness
3.50mm
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 2008’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) an Australian suburban scene with a stylised representation of a kangaroo holding a football; and
(b) the following inscriptions:
(i) ‘ONE DOLLAR’;
(ii) ‘ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER’.
Item 8
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
At least 99.9% silver, partially plated with 99.99% gold
Standard weight and
allowable variation
31.635g ± 0.50g
Maximum diameter
40.15mm
Maximum thickness
3.50mm
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 2008’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) an Australian suburban scene with a stylised representation of a kangaroo holding a football; and
(b) the following inscriptions:
(i) ‘ONE DOLLAR’;
(ii) ‘ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER’.
Item 9
$10 coin
Denomination
$10
Standard composition
At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and
allowable variation
3.133g ± 0.09g
Maximum diameter
17.65mm
Maximum thickness
1.58mm
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 2008’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) an Australian suburban scene with a stylised representation of a kangaroo holding a football; and
(b) the inscription ‘TEN DOLLARS’.
Item 10
$1 coin
Denomination
$1
Standard composition
Copper and nickel
Standard weight and
allowable variation
27.22g ± 0.65g
Maximum diameter
38.90mm
Maximum thickness
3.50mm
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 2008’.
Reverse design
A design consisting of:
(a) an Australian suburban scene with a stylised representation of a kangaroo holding a football; and
(b) the inscription’ONE DOLLAR’.