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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 6)

as amended

made under subsection 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 6 December 2007
taking into account amendments up to Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 6) Amendment Determination 2007 (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 Specifications of coin
 4 Application of Determination

Schedule 1 Specification of coins

Notes

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 6).

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specifications of coin

  For 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                                   $1 coin
Denomination                             $1
Standard composition                     Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation  9.00 g ± 0.27
Maximum diameter                         25.12mm
Maximum thickness                        2.8mm
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 2008'.
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a background including fanned stripes; and
                                          (b) the Centenary of Rugby League logo, surrounded by the inscriptions:
                                          (i) 'CENTENARY OF RUGBY LEAGUE'; and
                                          (ii) 'ONE DOLLAR'.

Item 2                                   $5 coin
Denomination                             $5
Standard composition                     At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation  36.31g ± 0.54g
Maximum diameter                         38.94mm
Maximum thickness                        3.5mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Continuously milled
Obverse design                           An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                                          (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                                          (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2008'.
Reverse design                           A design consisting of a representation of two Rugby League players engaged in a tackle, and the initial 'G', surrounded by:
                                          (a) the inscription 'CENTENARY OF RUGBY LEAGUE'; and
                                          (b) a representation of two footballs; and
                                          (c) the inscription '1908 – 2008'; and
                                          (d) a representation of another two footballs; and
                                          (e) the inscription 'FIVE DOLLARS'.

Item 3                                   $10 coin
Denomination                             $10
Standard composition                     At least 99.99% Gold
Standard weight and allowable variation  3.133 ± 0.09
Maximum diameter                         17.65
Maximum thickness                        1.58mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Serrated
Obverse design                           An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and