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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 6)1
Currency Act 1965

I, NICK SHERRY, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 22 July 2008

NICK SHERRY
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 6).

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:
 (a) the coin's standard composition; and
 (b) the coin's standard weight, and the allowable variation from that 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                     At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation  11.66 g ± 0.24 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 2009'.
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) in the centre — a representation of the earth surrounded by:
                                          (i) 7 different faces, each face superimposed on the Star of Federation; and
                                          (ii) 7 rectangles, each containing a representation of a part of a map of Australia which, placed together, would make up the map of Australia; and
                                          (iii) between 2 of the rectangles, the initial 'C'; and
                                          (iv) between 2 of the rectangles, a designer's mark of the initials 'WP'; and
                                          (b) around the outside — the inscriptions:
                                          (i) '60th ANNIVERSARY OF AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP'; and
                                          (ii) 'ONE DOLLAR'.

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                                     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 2009'.
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) in the centre — a representation of the earth surrounded by:
                                          (i) 7 different faces, each face superimposed on the Star of Federation; and
                                          (ii) 7 rectangles, each containing a representation of a part of a map of Australia which, placed together, would make up the map of Australia; and
                                          (iii) between 2 of the rectangles, the initial 'C'; and
                                          (iv) between 2 of