Section 1 - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 5) - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 5)

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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 5)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 15 May 2008

NICK SHERRY

Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 5).

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 coin’s standard composition; and

(b) the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and

(d) 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 coin

(section 3)

Item 1	$1 coin
Denomination	$1
Standard composition	Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight andallowable variation	9.00 g ± 0.28 g
Maximum diameter	25.12 mm
Maximum thickness	2.80 mm
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) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and(c) ‘AUSTRALIA 2009’;with dots before and after the inscription ‘1 DOLLAR’.
Reverse design	A design consisting of:(a) in the centre — a circle enclosing:(i) a representation of an ox; and(ii) a small designer’s mark resembling a ‘G’; and(b) to the left of the circle — a representation of a flame; and(c) to the right of the circle — a character in traditional Chinese script meaning ‘ox’; and(d) above the circle — the inscription ‘2009’; and(e) below the circle — the inscription ‘YEAR OF THE OX’; and(f) in four sectors of the coin — identical design elements incorporating the representation of a flame.

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