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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 2)
4Specification of standard composition for coin denomination already specified in Act
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4 Specification of standard composition for coin denomination already specified in Act
(1) This section is made for paragraph 13 (2) (a) of the Act.
(2) The Act has effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if the reference in the Schedule to the Act opposite the reference to a denomination mentioned in an item of the following table to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard composition mentioned in column 3 of the table.
| Item | Denomination | Standard composition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ‘One hundred and fifty dollars’ | ‘Not less than 99.99% gold’ |
| 2 | ‘Twenty-five dollars’ | ‘Not less than 91.67% gold’ |
| 3 | ‘Fifteen dollars’ | ‘Not less than 99.9% silver’ |
| 4 | ‘Two dollars’ | ‘Not less than 99.99% gold’ |
| 5 | ‘Fifty cents’ | ‘Not less than 99.9% silver’ |
| 6 | ‘Twenty cents’ | ‘Not less than 99.9% silver’ |
| 7 | ‘Ten cents’ | ‘Not less than 99.9% silver’ |
| 8 | ‘Five cents’ | ‘Not less than 99.9% silver’ |
| 9 | ‘Two cents’ | ‘Not less than 99.9% silver’ |
| 10 | ‘One cent’ | ‘Not less than 99.9% silver’ |