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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 3)1
Currency Act 1965
I, NICK SHERRY, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 10 April 2008
NICK SHERRY
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 3).
2 Commencement
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
(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 Specifications of coins
(section 3)
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:427pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:24pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Item 1</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:24pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">50c coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">50c</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Copper and nickel</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">15.55</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> g </span><span style="font-size:9pt">±</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> 0.</span><span style="font-size:9pt">40</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> g</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">31.65</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">2.80 mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Dodecagonal</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Plain</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; 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 initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; 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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘AUSTRALIA 2008’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Reverse design</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; 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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">in the centre</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">— a representation of </span><span style="font-size:9pt">the racing yacht Australia II, featuring </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a schematic hull view below </span><span style="font-size:9pt">the </span><span style="font-size:9pt">waterline; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">in an outer ring</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘</span><span style="font-size:9pt">25th </span><span style="font-size:9pt">ANNIVERSARY AUSTRALIA II VICTORY</span><span style="font-size:9pt">’; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.3pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘50’; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:30.8pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i</span><span style="font-size:9pt">i</span><span style="font-size:9pt">i)</span><span style="width:27.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘</span><span style="font-size:9pt">CG</span><span style="font-size:9pt">’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:24pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Item </span><span style="font-size:11pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:24pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">$1 coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">$1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Copper, aluminium and nickel</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">9.00 g </span><span style="font-size:9pt">±</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> 0.27 g</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">25.12 mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">2.80 mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Circular</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; 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 initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; 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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘AUSTRALIA 2008’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Reverse design</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; 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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">in the centre</span><span style="font-size:9pt">:</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:27.81pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a representation of Mary M</span><span style="font-size:9pt">a</span><span style="font-size:9pt">cKillop standing behind 3 children</span><span style="font-size:9pt">,</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> superimposed on a map of the world; </span><span style="font-size:9pt">and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:33.3pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(</span><span style="font-size:9pt">ii</span><span style="font-size:9pt">)</span><span style="width:27.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a designer’s mark resembling a ‘G’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">t</span><span style="font-size:9pt">he inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:27.81pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘1 DOLLAR’; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.3pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘Mary MacKillop 1842</span><span style="font-size:9pt">‑</span><span style="font-size:9pt">1909’; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">.</span><span style="width:31.05pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">(</span><span style="font-size:9pt">ii</span><span style="font-size:9pt">i)</span><span style="width:25.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘</span><span style="font-size:9pt">INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIANS EDUCATION</span><span style="font-size:9pt">’; and</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:24pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Item </span><span style="font-size:11pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:24pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">$1 coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">$1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Copper, aluminium and nickel</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">9.00 g </span><span style="font-size:9pt">±</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> 0.27 g</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">25.12 mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">2.80 mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Circular</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; 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 initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; 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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘AUSTRALIA 200</span><span style="font-size:9pt">9</span><span style="font-size:9pt">’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:92.7pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Reverse design</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; 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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">in the centre</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">— a representation of</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> the Parkes</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> Radio Telescope, a fence and 2</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">sheep; </span><span style="font-size:9pt">and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">in</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> an outer ring</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘</span><span style="font-size:9pt">International Year of Astronomy 2009</span><span style="font-size:9pt">’; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.3pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘1 DOLLAR’</span><span style="font-size:9pt">; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:22.8pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(iii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘CG’</span><span style="font-size:9pt">.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:24pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Item 4</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="margin-top:24pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">20c coin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">20c</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Copper & Nickel</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; 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 allowable variation</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">11.30</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">g </span><span style="font-size:9pt">± 0.33</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">g</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">28.65</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">2.52</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Shape</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Circular</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt">Continuously milled</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; 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 style="width:312.1pt; 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 initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:10.41pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; 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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘AUSTRALIA 2009’.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.3pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-size:9pt; font-weight:bold">Reverse design</span></p></td><td style="width:312.1pt; 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; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">in the centre:</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:27.81pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a representation of </span><span style="font-size:9pt">2</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> people viewing the sky through binoculars;</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.3pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a representation </span><span style="font-size:9pt">1</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> person viewing the sky through a telescope; </span><span style="font-size:9pt">and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:22.8pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(iii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">a representation of an old sky map displaying some of the different zodiac signs</span><span style="font-size:9pt">,</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> underneath a representation of tracking paths of stars</span><span style="font-size:9pt">; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:23.31pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(iv)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">the inscription </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘CG</span><span style="font-size:9pt">’; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:9.91pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">in an outer ring, the inscriptions:</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:27.81pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘</span><span style="font-size:9pt">INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY</span><span style="font-size:9pt">’</span><span style="font-size:9pt">; and</span></p><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.3pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">‘20’.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:0.6pt"></td><td style="width:103.5pt"></td><td style="width:322.9pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>