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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’.