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Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1)

as amended

made under paragraph 13 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 14 October 2010
taking into account amendments up to Currency (Perth Mint) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
 2 Commencement [see Note 1]
 3 Specification of coins
 4 Application of Determination

Notes

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

  This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specification of coins

  For paragraph 13 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:
 (a) the denomination of a coin; and
 (b) the coin's standard composition; and
 (c) the coin's standard weight and the allowable variation from that weight; and
 (d) the coin's dimensions; and
 (e) 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 Specification of coins
(section 3)

Item 1                $200 coin
Denomination          $200
Standard composition  At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and   62.265 g  0.050 g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      40.60 mm
Maximum thickness     3.90 mm
Shape                 Circular
Edge                  Continuously milled

Obverse design        An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                       (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                       (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2008'; and
                       (c) '200 DOLLARS'.
Reverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) a representation of a mother and baby koala sitting on a branch; and
                       (b) the inscriptions:
                       (i) '2oz 9999 GOLD'; and
                       (ii) 'P' and SB'.

Item 2                $100 coin
Denomination          $100
Standard composition  At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and   31.162 g  0.055 g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      27.30 mm
Maximum thickness     4.50 mm
Shape                 Circular
Edge                  Continuously milled

Obverse design        An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                       (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                       (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2008'; and
                       (c) '100 DOLLARS'.
Reverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) a representation of a mother and baby koala sitting on a branch; and
                       (b) the inscriptions:
                       (i) '1oz 9999 GOLD'; and
                       (ii) 'P' and 'SB'.

Item 3                $15 coin
Denomination          $15
Standard composition  At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and   3.130 g  0.022 g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      16.10 mm
Maximum thickness     1.50 mm
Shape                 Circular
Edge                  Continuously milled

Obverse design        An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                       (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                       (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2008'; and
                       (c) '15 DOLLARS'.