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Item 1

50c coin

Denomination

50c

Standard composition

Copper and nickel

Standard weight and
allowable variation

15.55 g ± 0.40 g

Maximum diameter

31.65 mm

Maximum thickness

2.80 mm

Shape

Dodecagonal

Edge

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) in the centre — a representation of the racing yacht Australia II, featuring a schematic hull view below the waterline; and

(b) in an outer ring — the inscriptions:

(i) ‘25th ANNIVERSARY AUSTRALIA II VICTORY’; and

(ii) ‘50’; and

(iii) ‘CG’.

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) in the centre:

(i) a representation of Mary MacKillop standing behind 3 children, superimposed on a map of the world; and

(ii) a designer’s mark resembling a ‘G’; and

(b) the inscriptions:

(i) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and

(ii) ‘Mary MacKillop 1842‑1909’; and

. (iii) ‘INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIANS EDUCATION’; and

Item 3

$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 2009’.

Reverse design

A design consisting of:

(a) in the centre — a representation of the Parkes Radio Telescope, a fence and 2 sheep; and

(b) in an outer ring — the inscriptions:

(i) ‘International Year of Astronomy 2009’; and

(ii) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and

(iii) ‘CG’.

Item 4

20c coin

Denomination

20c

Standard composition

Copper & Nickel

Standard weight and allowable variation

11.30 g ± 0.33 g

Maximum diameter

28.65 mm

Maximum thickness

2.52 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 centre:

(i) a representation of 2 people viewing the sky through binoculars; and

(ii) a representation 1 person viewing the sky through a telescope; and

(iii) a representation of an old sky map displaying some of the different zodiac signs, underneath a representation of tracking paths of stars; and

(iv) the inscription ‘CG’; and

(b) in an outer ring, the inscriptions:

(i) ‘INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY’; and

(ii) ‘20’.

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