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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 1)
Currency Act 1965

I, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 7 January 2007

CHRIS PEARCE
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

 1 Name of Determination
 2 Commencement
 3 Specification of coins
 4 Application of Determination

Schedule 1 Specifications of Coins

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specification 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 Specifications of Coins
(section 3)

Item 1                $1 coin
Denomination          $1
Standard composition  Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight and   9.00g ± 0.280g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      25.12mm
Maximum thickness     2.80mm
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 2007'.
Reverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) a map of Antarctica; and
                       (b) the names 'Mawson', 'Davis' and 'Casey'; and
                       (c) the coordinates '0', '90W' and '90E'; and
                       (d) a ship in the foreground; and
                       (e) the inscriptions:
                       (i) 'AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY'; and
                       (ii) '1 DOLLAR'; and
                       (iii) 'INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 2007–2008'.

Item 2                $1 coin
Denomination          $1
Standard composition  Not less than 99.9% silver
Standard weight and   60.46g ± 0.85g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      50.20mm
Maximum thickness     4.13mm
Shape                 Circular
Edge                  Fully milled
Obverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) in the inner circle, an effigy of King John V of Portugal surrounded by the inscriptions:
                       (i) 'IOANNES.V.D.G. PORT.ET.ALG.REX'; and
                       (ii) '.M.'; and
                       (iii) '1732'; and
                       (b) in the outer ring, an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, the initials 'IRB', three leaves and the inscriptions:
                       (i) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                       (ii) 'AUSTRALIA 2007'.
Reverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) in the inner circle, a shield and crown, with five shields in the centre of the main shield representing a crucifix; and
                       (b) in the outer ring, six leaves and the inscriptions:
                       (i) 'ONE JOHANNA'; and
                       (ii) 'ONE DOLLAR'.