Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 7) (Cth)
Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 7)1
Currency Act 1965
I, NICK SHERRY, Assistant Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 2 September 2009
NICK SHERRY
Assistant Treasurer
Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 7).
Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
Specification of coins
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:
(a) the coin’s standard weight; and
(b) the allowable variation from that standard weight; and
(c) the coin’s dimensions; and
(d) 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 | Copper, aluminium and nickel |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 9.00 g ± 0.28 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 2010’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of a tree with a carving of the Roman numeral ‘LXV’; and (b) a representation of a figure seated beneath the tree; and (c) a stylised representation of human footprints; and (d) a stylised representation of camel footprints; and (e) an irregularly shaped line representing a coastline; and (f) the inscriptions: (i) ‘1 DOLLAR’; and (ii) ‘150th ANNIVERSARY - BURKE & WILLS EXPEDITION’; and (g) the initials ‘WP’. |
| Item 2 | 20c coin |
| Denomination | 20c |
| Standard composition | Copper and nickel |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 11.30 g ± 0.33 g |
| Maximum diameter | 28.65 mm |
| Maximum thickness | 2.52 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) ‘AUSTRALIA 2010’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of: (a) a representation of 2 figures, one riding a camel and the other riding a horse; and (b) a stylised representation of human footprints; and (c) a stylised representation of camel footprints; and (d) 2 irregularly shaped lines representing a coastline; and (e) the inscriptions: (i) ‘20’; and (ii) ‘150th ANNIVERSARY - BURKE & WILLS EXPEDITION’; and (f) the initials ‘WP’. |
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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