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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 7)
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 16 September 2008

NICK SHERRY
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 7).

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 Specifications of coins
(section 3)

 Item 1                                  $1 coin
Denomination                             $1
Standard composition                     At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation  31.635 g ± 0.500 g
Maximum diameter                         40.15 mm
Maximum thickness                        3.50 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) in the centre — a representation of an ox; and
                                          (b) around the outside:
                                          (i) a representation of two phoenixes facing one another; and
                                          (ii) the inscriptions:
                                                  (A) '1 DOLLAR'; and
                                                  (B) '1 oz .999 silver'.

Item 2                                   $10 coin
Denomination                             $10
Standard composition                     At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and allowable variation  3.110 g + 0.020 g,  ‑ 0.000 g
Maximum diameter                         17.65 mm
Maximum thickness                        1.58 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) in the centre — a representation of an ox; and
                                          (b) around the outside:
                                          (i) a representation of two phoenixes facing one another; and
                                          (ii) the inscriptions:
                                                  (A) '10 DOLLARS'; and
                                                  (B) '1/10 oz .9999Au'.

Item 3                                   $25 coin
Denomination                             $25
Standard composition                     At least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and allowable variation  15.792 g + 0.240 g,  ‑ 0.000 g
Maximum diameter                         30.10 mm
Maximum thickness                        1.80 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) in the centre — a representation of an ox; and
                                          (b) around the outside:
                                          (i) a representation of two phoenixes facing one another; and