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Currency Act 1965.

Standard weight of 1 dollar kookaburra coin

3. (1) The standard weight of the 1 dollar kookaburra coin is 31.635 grams.

    (2) A variation of 0.500 grams from the standard weight is allowable.

Dimensions of 1 dollar kookaburra coin

    4. (1) The diameter of the 1 dollar kookaburra coin is 40.60 millimetres.

    (2) The thickness of the coin is 4.00 millimetres.

Design of the 1 dollar kookaburra coin

    5. (1) The shape of the 1 dollar kookaburra coin is circular.

    (2)       The edge of the coin is milled.

(3)       The obverse of the coin bears an effigy of the Queen and the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA" and "1 DOLLAR", all encircled by raised beads inside the rim of the coin.

    (4) The reverse of the coin bears:

   (a)      the representation of a kookaburra perched on a branch with a lizard in its beak; and
   (b)      the inscription "THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 1 OZ 999 SILVER"; and

    (c)      the inscription in figures of a year; and

    (d)      a small eagle motif;

all encircled by raised beads inside the rim of the coin.

Standard weight of the 5 dollar macropod marsupial coin

6. (1) The standard weight of the 5 dollar macropod marsupial coin is 1.571 grams.

    (2) A variation of 0.015 grams from the standard weight is allowable.

Dimensions of the 5 dollar macropod marsupial coin

7. (1) The diameter of the 5 dollar macropod marsupial coin is 14.1 millimetres.

    (2) The thickness of the coin is 1.4 millimetres.

Design of the 5 dollar macropod marsupial coin

    8. (1) The shape of the 5 dollar macropod marsupial coin is circular.

    (2)       The edge of the coin is milled.

(3)       The obverse of the coin bears an effigy of the Queen and the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA" and "5 DOLLARS", all encircled by raised beads inside the rim of the coin.

    (4)       The reverse of the coin bears:

  (a)      an inscription of the name of a species of macropod marsupial, and a representation of an animal of the species, superimposed on a sunburst design; and
  (b)     the inscription "THE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET  OZ 9999 GOLD"; and

    (c)       the inscription in figures of a year; and

    (d)      a small eagle motif;

all encircled by raised beads inside the rim of the coin.

Standard weight of the 15 dollar macropod marsupial coin

9. (1) The standard weight of the 15 dollar macropod marsupial coin is 3.133 grams.

    (2) A variation of 0.022 grams from the standard weight is allowable.

Dimensions of the 15 dollar macropod marsupial coin

10. (1) The diameter of the 15 dollar macropod marsupial coin is 16.10 millimetres.

    (2) The thickness of the coin is 1.50 millimetres.

Design of the