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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2)

as amended

made under subsection 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 24 May 2007
taking into account amendments up to Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2) Amendment Determination 2007 (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

Schedule 1 Specifications of coins

Notes

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2).

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

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

(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 2006”.

Item 5	$1 coin
Denomination	$1
Standard composition	At least 99.9% silver, partially plated with 99.99% gold
Standard weight andallowable 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 2007”.
Reverse design	A design consisting of:(a) an Australian bush scene with a gold‑plated image of a mother kangaroo embracing a joey in the foreground; and(b) the inscriptions:(i) “ONE DOLLAR”; and(ii) “ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER”.

Item 6	$1 coin
Denomination	$1
Standard composition	Copper and nickel
Standard weight andallowable 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 2007”.
Reverse design	A design consisting of:(a) an Australian bush scene with a mother kangaroo embracing a joey in the foreground; and(b) the inscription “ONE DOLLAR”.

Item 7	$10 coin
Denomination	$10
Standard composition	At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight andallowable 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 2007”.
Reverse design	A design consisting of:(a) an Australian bush scene with a mother kangaroo embracing a joey in the foreground; and(b) the inscription “TEN DOLLARS”.

Item 8	$1 coin
Denomination	$1
Standard composition	Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight andallowable 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 2007”.
Reverse design	A design consisting of:(a) a group of surf lifesavers carrying a person out of the water, against a stylised background; and(b) the inscriptions:(i) “Year of the SURF LIFESAVER”; and(ii) “1 DOLLAR”.

Item 9	20c coin
Denomination	20c
Standard composition	Copper and nickel
Standard weight andallowable variation	11.30g ± 0.33g
Maximum diameter	28.65mm
Maximum thickness	2.52mm
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 2007”.
Reverse design	A design consisting of:(a) a female surf lifesaver handling a rescue rope, against a stylised background; and(b) the inscriptions:(i) “Year of the SURF LIFESAVER”; and(ii) “20”.

Title	Date of FRLI registration	Date ofcommencement	Application, saving ortransitional provisions
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2)	22 June 2006 (see F2006L01863)	23 June 2006
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1)	14 Aug 2006 (see F2006L02667)	15 Aug 2006	—
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Amendment Determination 2007 (No. 1)	3 May 2007 (see F2007L01212)	4 May 2007	—
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2) Amendment Determination 2007 (No. 1)	23 May 2007 (see F2007L01470)	24 May 2007	—