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Name of Determination \[see Note 1\]
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1).
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This determination under the Currency Act 1965 prescribes the technical specifications for 87 commemorative gold and silver coins the Perth Mint was authorised to produce (2008–2010), including denomination, weight, purity, dimensions and designs. It affects collectors, investors, the Perth Mint and coin dealers by guaranteeing metal content, authenticity and collectible design standards—while face values are largely symbolic and market value tracks gold/silver prices.
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1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1).
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Specification of coins
For paragraph 13 (2) (b) and 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.
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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1)
as amended
made under paragraph 13 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the
Currency Act 1965
This compilation was prepared on 14 October 2010
taking into account amendments up to Currency (Perth Mint) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1)
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Specification of coins
4 Application of Determination
Notes
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1).
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Specification of coins
For paragraph 13 (2) (b) and 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)
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:429.7pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableItem"><span style="font-size:9pt">Item 1</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableItem"><span style="font-size:9pt">$200 coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Denomination</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">$200</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard composition</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">At least 99.99% gold</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard weight and</span><br><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">allowable variation</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">62.265</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">g </span><span style="font-family:Symbol, serif; font-size:9pt"></span><span style="font-size:9pt"> 0.050</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">g</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Maximum diameter</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">40.60</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Maximum thickness</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">3.90</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Shape</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Circular</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Edge</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Continuously milled</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Obverse design</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘ELIZABETH II’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘AUSTRALIA 2008’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(c)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘200 DOLLARS’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Reverse design</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">A design consisting of:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a representation of a mother and baby koala sitting on a branch; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:27.81pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘2oz 9999 GOLD’; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.3pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘P’ and SB’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableItem"><span style="font-size:9pt">Item 2</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableItem"><span style="font-size:9pt">$100 coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Denomination</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">$100</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard composition</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">At least 99.99% gold</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Standard weight and</span><br><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">allowable variation</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">31.162</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">g </span><span style="font-family:Symbol, serif; font-size:9pt"></span><span style="font-size:9pt"> 0.055</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">g</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Maximum diameter</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">27.30</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Maximum thickness</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">4.50</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Shape</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Circular</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Edge</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Continuously milled</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Obverse design</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘ELIZABETH II’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘AUSTRALIA 2008’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(c)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘100 DOLLARS’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Reverse design</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">A design consisting of:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a representation of a mother and baby koala sitting on a branch; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:27.81pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘1oz 9999 GOLD’; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.3pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘P’ and ‘SB’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableItem"><span style="font-size:9pt">Item 3</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableItem"><span style="font-size:9pt">$15 coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:94.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Denomination</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:313.4pt; padding-
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