Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 6) (Cth)
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 6)
Currency Act 1965
I, NICK SHERRY, Assistant Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 10th August 2009
Nick Sherry
Assistant Treasurer
Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 6).
Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
Determination of standard weight, design and dimension
For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item (being a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified, in the Schedule to the Act):
(a) the coin’s standard weight; and
(b) the allowable variation from that standard weight; and
(b) the coin’s dimensions; and
(c) the coin’s design.
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 | At least 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 31.635g ± 0.50g |
| Maximum diameter | 40.15mm |
| Maximum thickness | 3.50mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Continuously milled |
| Obverse design | The inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’; Surrounding (c) an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and (d) the monogram ‘IRB’ |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of the inscriptions: (a) ‘1 OUNCE FINE SILVER’ (b) ‘ONE DOLLAR’; and (c) the designer’s mark resembling the letters ‘WP’ And (d) an artist’s representation of the Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby positioned over rocks facing right; and (e) spinifex below and to the left of the Rock-Wallaby |
| Item 2 | $1 Coin |
| Denomination | $1 |
| Standard composition | At least 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 32.39g ± 0.80g |
| Maximum diameter | 40.25mm |
| Maximum thickness | 4.00mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Continuously milled |
| Obverse design | The inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’; Surrounding (c) an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and (d) the monogram ‘IRB’ |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of the inscriptions: (a) ‘1 OUNCE FINE SILVER’ (b) ‘ONE DOLLAR’; and (c) the designer’s mark resembling the letters ‘WP’ And (d) an artist’s representation of the Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby positioned over rocks facing right; and (e) Spinifex below and to the left of the Rock-Wallaby |
| Item 3 | $10 coin |
| Denomination | $10 |
| Standard composition | At least 99.99% Gold |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 3.133g ± 0.09g |
| Maximum diameter | 17.65mm |
| Maximum thickness | 1.58mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Continuously milled |
| Obverse design | The inscriptions: (a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and (b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’; Surrounding (c) an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; and (d) the monogram ‘IRB’ |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of the inscriptions: (a) ‘1/10 oz. 9999 Au’ (b) ‘TEN DOLLARS’; and (c) the designer’s mark resembling the letters ‘WP’ And (d) an artist’s representation of the Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby positioned over rocks facing right; and (e) Spinifex below and to the left of the Rock-Wallaby |
Note
1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See
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