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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 8)
Currency Act 1965

I, WAYNE SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 17 December 2007

WAYNE SWAN
Treasurer

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 8).

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 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 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 2008'.
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) in the centre:
                                          (i) a representation of the Scouts Australia logo, including the words 'SCOUTS AUSTRALIA'; and
                                          (ii) to the left of the logo — the number '1908'; and
                                          (iii) to the right of the logo — the number '2008'; and
                                          (iv) beneath the logo — the initials 'CG'; and
                                          (b) around the outside — the inscriptions:
                                          (i) 'CENTENARY OF SCOUTING'; and
                                          (ii) '1 DOLLAR'.
Item 2                                   $1 coin
Denomination                             $1
Standard composition                     At least 99.99% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation  60.46 g ± 0.85 g
Maximum diameter                         50.20 mm
Maximum thickness                        4.13 mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Fully milled
Obverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a background of lines forming a whirlpool pattern; and
                                          (b) in the centre — a representation of the obverse of a 1921 Kookaburra Penny, being an effigy of King George V surrounded by the words 'GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN. REX 1921'; and
                                          (c) around the outside — the inscriptions,
                                          (i) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                                          (ii) 'AUSTRALIA 2008'.
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a background of lines forming a whirlpool pattern; and
                                          (b) in the centre — a representation of the reverse of a 1921 Kookaburra Penny, being:
                                          (i) a representation of a kookaburra resting on a branch; and
                                          (ii) above that representation — the word 'AUSTRALIA'; and
                                          (iii) beneath that representation — the words 'ONE PENNY'; and
                                          (c) around the outside — the inscriptions: