Under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer has made a determination regarding the specification of coins proposed to be issued by the Royal Australian Mint.
Subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965 requires that the determination provides details of coin characteristics including standard composition, standard weight, allowable variation from standard weight, design and dimensions.
This determination is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 42 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (Subsection 13(6) and 13A(4) of the Currency Act 1965, Section 57 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003).
The determination commences on the day after it is registered.
Item 1 | 2007 50c – Royal 60th Wedding Anniversary
The reverse design of this coin features in the centre, a silhouette of HRH Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip together with a representation of a sparkling diamond inscribed with ‘60th’. The coin design also features an outer ring depicting a diagrammatic representation of 60 Royal Trumpets and the wording ‘ELIZABETH AND PHILIP’, ‘WEDDING ANNIVERSARY’ and ‘FIFTY CENTS’. The coin design also features the designer, Stuart Devlin’s initials ‘SD’
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OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED COIN ISSUE
This Currency Determination provides for the minting of a special 50c uncirculated coin to mark the occasion of the 60th Wedding Anniversary of HRH Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. This coin will be released on 3 September 2007.
Details of the coin are as follows:
Design | Denomination | Standard Composition | Format | Proposed Mintage | Proposed Issue Price (AUD) RRP (incl GST) |
Item 1: 2007 Royal 60th Wedding Anniversary | 50c | Cupro Nickel | Uncirculated Coin packaged in a blister with collector card | 20,000 | $4.95 |
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