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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 1)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 23 February 2009

NICK SHERRY
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specification of coin

  For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, the 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 coin
(section 3)

Item 1                                   20 cent coin
Denomination                             20 cents
Standard composition                     Copper and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation  11.30 g ± 0.33 g
Maximum diameter                         28.65 mm
Maximum thickness                        2.52 mm
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 2009".
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a representation of:
                                          (i) a nurse; and
                                          (ii) a wounded soldier supported by a pillow; and
                                          (iii) a rifle beside the soldier's hat; and
                                          (b) 2 crosses separating the inscriptions:
                                          (i) "AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS"; and
                                          (ii) "AUSTRALIAN SERVICE NURSES"; and
                                          (c) the inscription "20".

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.