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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 3)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 10 April 2008

NICK SHERRY
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 3).

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 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                                                                                                                                                50c coin
                                         Denomination                                                                                                                                          50c
                                         Standard composition                                                                                                                                  Copper and nickel
                                         Standard weight and                                                                                                                                   15.55 g ± 0.40 g
                                         allowable variation
                                         Maximum diameter                                                                                                                                      31.65 mm
                                         Maximum thickness                                                                                                                                     2.80 mm
                                         Shape                                                                                                                                                 Dodecagonal
                                         Edge                                                                                                                                                  Plain
                                         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 racing yacht Australia II, featuring a schematic hull view below the waterline; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                (b) in an outer ring — the inscriptions:
                                                                                                                                                                                                (i) '25th ANNIVERSARY AUSTRALIA II VICTORY'; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                (ii) '50'; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                (iii) 'CG'.
                                         Item 2                                                                                                                                                $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 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 2008'.
                                         Reverse design                                                                                                                                        A design consisting of:
                                                                                                                                                                                                (a) in the centre:
                                                                                                                                                                                                (i)  a representation of Mary MacKillop standing behind 3 children, superimposed on a map of the world; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                (ii) a designer's mark resembling a 'G'; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                (b) the inscriptions:
                                                                                                                                                                                                (i) '1 DOLLAR'; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                (ii) 'Mary MacKillop 1842‑1909'; and
                                                                                                                                                                                               . (iii) 'INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIANS EDUCATION'; and
                                         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 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 2009'.
                                         Reverse design                                                                                                                                        A design