Section 1 - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 8) - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 8)

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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 8)

Currency Act 1965

I, WAYNE SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 17 December 2007

WAYNE SWAN

Treasurer

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 8).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specifications 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 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 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 the Scouts Australia logo, including the words ‘SCOUTS AUSTRALIA’; and(ii) to the left of the logo — the number ‘1908’; and(iii) to the right of the logo — the number ‘2008’; and(iv) beneath the logo — the initials ‘CG’; and(b) around the outside — the inscriptions:(i) ‘CENTENARY OF SCOUTING’; and(ii) ‘1 DOLLAR’.
Item 2	$1 coin

1Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 8)