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

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

Currency Act 1965

I, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 7 January 2007

CHRIS PEARCE

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1Name of Determination   2

2Commencement   2

3Specification of coins   2

4Application of Determination   2

Schedule 1Specifications of Coins   3

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

1. 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

(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.

1. 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

$1 coin

Denomination

$1

Standard composition

Copper, aluminium and nickel

Standard weight and
allowable 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 map of Antarctica; and

    (b)   the names ‘Mawson’, ‘Davis’ and ‘Casey’; and

     (c)   the coordinates ‘0°’, ‘90°W’ and ‘90°E’; and

    (d)   a ship in the foreground; and

     (e)   the inscriptions:

         (i)   ‘AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY’; and

           (ii)   ‘1 DOLLAR’; and

          (iii)   ‘INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 2007–2008’.

Item 2

$1 coin

Denomination

$1

Standard composition

Not less than 99.9% silver

Standard weight and
allowable variation

60.46g ± 0.85g

Maximum diameter

50.20mm

Maximum thickness

4.13mm

Shape

Circular

Edge

Fully milled

Obverse design

A design consisting of:

     (a)   in the inner circle, an effigy of King John V of Portugal surrounded by the inscriptions:

         (i)   ‘IOANNES.V.D.G. PORT.ET.ALG.REX’; and

           (ii)   ‘.M.’; and

          (iii)   ‘1732’; and

   (b)   in the outer ring, an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, the initials ‘IRB’, three leaves and the inscriptions:

            (i)   ‘ELIZABETH II’; and

           (ii)   ‘AUSTRALIA 2007’.

Reverse design

A design consisting of:

    (a)   in the inner circle, a shield and crown, with five shields in the centre of the main shield representing a crucifix; and

   (b)   in the outer ring, six leaves and the inscriptions:

            (i)   ‘ONE JOHANNA’; and

           (ii)   ‘ONE DOLLAR’.