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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 6)

as amended

made under subsection 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 6 December 2007
taking into account amendments up to Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 6) 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 Specifications of coin

4 Application of Determination

Schedule 1 Specification of coins

Notes

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 6).

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specifications of coin

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 Specification of coins

(section 3)

Item 1	$1 coin
Denomination	$1
Standard composition	Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation	9.00 g ± 0.27
Maximum diameter	25.12mm
Maximum thickness	2.8mm
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’.

Title	Date of FRLI registration	Date ofcommencement	Application, saving ortransitional provisions
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007(No. 6)	9 Oct 2007 (see F2007L03974)	10 Oct 2007
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 6) Amendment Determination 2007 (No. 1)	4 Dec 2007 (see F2007L04552)	5 Dec 2007	—

Item 2	$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	3.5mm
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 2008’.
Reverse design	A design consisting of a representation of two Rugby League players engaged in a tackle, and the initial ‘G’, surrounded by:(a) the inscription ‘CENTENARY OF RUGBY LEAGUE’; and(b) a representation of two footballs; and(c) the inscription ‘1908 – 2008’; and(d) a representation of another two footballs; and(e) the inscription ‘FIVE DOLLARS’.

Item 3	$10 coin
Denomination	$10
Standard composition	At least 99.99% Gold
Standard weight and allowable variation	3.133 ± 0.09
Maximum diameter	17.65
Maximum thickness	1.58mm
Shape	Circular
Edge	Serrated
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 football in the background, overlaid with a stylised ‘A’; and(b) around the outside:(i) the inscription ‘Centenary of Rugby League’; and(ii) the inscription ‘1908 – 2008’; and(iii) representations of five footballs; and(iv) the inscription ‘TEN DOLLARS’.

Item 13	50c coin
Denomination	50c
Standard composition	Copper and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation	15.55g ± 0.40g
Maximum diameter	31.65mm
Maximum thickness	2.8mm
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:(i) the Scouts Australia logo; and(ii) the silhouettes of six persons engaged in scouting activities; and(iii) the initials ‘CG’; and(b) the inscriptions;(a) ‘YEAR OF THE SCOUT’; and(b) ‘50 CENTS’.