{"id":"F2006L05738","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 4)","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2006-no-4","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436884,"registerId":"F2006L05738-fast-fetch-1775953939898","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 4)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\nCurrency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 4)\n\nCurrency Act 1965\n\nI, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated 11 December 2006\n\nCHRIS PEARCE\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\n\nContents\n\n 1 Name of Determination \n\n 2 Commencement \n\n 3 Definition \n\n 4 Specification of coin \n\n 5 Application of Determination \n\nSchedule 1 Specification of coin \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name of Determination\n\n This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 4).\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definition\n\n In this Determination:\n\nAct means the Currency Act 1965.\n\n4 Specification of coin\n\n For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, item 1 of Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in the item:\n\n (a) the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and\n\n (b) the coin’s dimensions; and\n\n (c) the coin’s design.\n\n5 Application of Determination\n\n The specification in Schedule 1 does not affect any other determination of the specification of a coin.\n\nSchedule 1 Specification of coin\n\n(section 4)\n\n \n\n| Item 1 | $1 coin |\n| --- | --- |\n| Denomination | $1 |\n| Standard composition | Copper, aluminium and nickel |\n| Standard weight and allowable variation | 9.00g ± 0.280g |\n| Maximum diameter | 25.12mm |\n| Maximum thickness | 2.80mm |\n| Shape | Circular |\n| Edge | 14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain |\n| Obverse | The inscriptions:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2007’;
surrounding
(c) an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and
(d) the monogram ‘IRB’. |\n| Reverse
| A design consisting of the inscriptions:
(a) ‘APEC AUSTRALIA 2007’; and
(b) ‘ONE DOLLAR’;
surrounding the APEC sun (the centrepiece of the APEC AUSTRALIA 2007TM logo) enclosed by a circle.
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