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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 3)1
Currency Act 1965

I, NICK SHERRY, Assistant Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 22 June 2009

NICK SHERRY
Assistant Treasurer

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 3).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specifications 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.

4 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 ± 0.27 g
Maximum diameter                         25.12 mm
Maximum thickness                        2.80 mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Interrupted milling
Obverse design                           An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                                          (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                                          (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2009'.
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and
                                          (b) the inscription '1 DOLLAR'; and
                                          (c) an inscription of an incomplete circle with a kangaroo superimposed on it.

Item 2                                   $1 coin
Denomination                             $1
Standard composition                     Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation  9.00 g ± 0.27 g
Maximum diameter                         25.12 mm
Maximum thickness                        2.80 mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Interrupted milling
Obverse design                           An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                                          (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                                          (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2009'.
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and
                                          (b) the inscription '1 DOLLAR'; and
                                          (c) an inscription of an incomplete circle with a kangaroo superimposed on it; and
                                          (d) the initial 'C' inside a circle.

Item 3                                   50c coin
Denomination                             50c
Standard composition                     Copper and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation  15.55 g ± 0.40 g
Maximum diameter                         31.65 mm
Maximum thickness                        2.80 mm
Shape                                    Dodecagonal
Edge                                     Plain
Obverse design                           An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                                          (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                                          (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2009'.
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a representation of a spacecraft; and
                                          (b) a representation of the sky at night; and
                                          (c) the inscription 'LANDING' inside a circle; and
                                          (d) the following inscriptions:
                                          (i) '50 CENTS';
                                          (ii) '40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOON'.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register