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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 4)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 15 May 2008

NICK SHERRY
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 4).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specifications of coin

  For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:
 (a) the coin's standard composition; and
 (b) the coin's standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and
 (c) the coin's dimensions; and
 (d) 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 coin
(section 3)

Item 1                $5 coin
Denomination          $5
Standard composition  Not less than 99.9% silver
Standard weight and   36.31 g ± 0.54 g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      38.94 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 2008'.
Reverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) in the centre — a representation of an aeroplane window:
                       (i) framing a representation of an Airbus A380 aeroplane pointing roughly right; and
                       (ii) partially obscured by a representation of an Airbus A380 aeroplane pointing roughly left; and
                       (iii) above the inscription ' 5 DOLLARS' and a designer's mark of initials 'WP'; and
                       (b) around the outside — the inscription 'AVIATION HISTORY – AIRBUS A380'.

Item 2                $5 coin
Denomination          $5
Standard composition  Not less than 99.9% silver
Standard weight and   36.31 g ± 0.54 g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      38.94 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 2008'.
Reverse design        A design consisting of:
                       (a) in the centre — a representation of the windshield of an AVRO 504K aeroplane:
                       (i) framing a representation of an AVRO 504K aeroplane pointing roughly left; and
                       (ii) partially obscured by a representation of an AVRO 504K aeroplane pointing roughly right; and
                       (iii) above the inscription ' 5 DOLLARS' and a designer's mark of initials 'WP'; and
                       (b) around the outside — the inscription 'AVIATION HISTORY – AVRO 504K'.

Item 3                $1 coin
Denomination          $1
Standard composition  Copper, aluminium and nickel
Standard weight and   9.00 g ± 0.27 g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter      25.12 mm
Maximum thickness     2.80 mm
Shape                 Circular
Edge                  14 segments, of which