Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 1)

Administered by Department of the Treasury

Legislation au F2009L00842 In force Legislative Instrument

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Under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law 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 the coins 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

 

20c Coin

2009 Cupro Nickel 20c Uncirculated Australia Remembers Australian Service Nurses Coin

The reverse design features a representation of a nurse beside a wounded soldier who is supported by a pillow. There is a rifle and a soldier’s hat beside the soldier. The reverse design also features the inscriptions ‘AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS’ and ‘AUSTRALIAN SERVICE NURSES’ separated by 2 crosses, as well as the inscription ‘20’.

The obverse design features an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions ‘ELIZABETH II’, ‘AUSTRALIA 2009’ and ‘1 DOLLAR’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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