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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 8)1
Currency Act 1965

I, NICK SHERRY, Assistant Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 19 October 2009

NICK SHERRY
Assistant Treasurer

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 8).

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, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item:
 (a) the coin's standard weight; and
 (b) the allowable variation from that standard 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 coins
(section 3)

Item 1                                   50 cent coin
Denomination                             50 cents
Standard composition                     Copper and nickel
Standard weight and allowable variation  15.55 g ± 0.40 g
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 2010".
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a representation of the Australian mainland:
                                          (i) formed by 6 ribbons; and
                                          (ii) enclosing the inscription "50"; and
                                          (b) repeated alternately 3 times, between the ribbon tails:
                                          (i) a representation of a child standing between 2 adults; and
                                          (ii) a representation of 2 adults touching hands; and
                                          (c) near the ribbon tails at the bottom left-hand of the coin — a small designer's mark consisting of a circle enclosing the stylised initials "VG"; and
                                          (d) outside the ribbon design:
                                          (i) the inscription "CELEBRATE WHAT'S GREAT" with a dot on either side; and
                                          (ii) the inscription "AUSTRALIA DAY" with a dot on either side.

Item 2                                   50 cent coin
Denomination                             50 cents
Standard composition                     At least 99.9% silver, with a partial plating of at least 99.99% gold
Standard weight and allowable variation  18.24 g ± 0.40 g
Maximum diameter                         31.65 mm
Maximum thickness                        3.00 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 2010".
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a representation of the Australian mainland:
                                          (i) formed by 6 ribbons; and
                                          (ii) enclosing the inscription "50"; and
                                          (b) repeated alternately 3 times, between the ribbon tails:
                                          (i) a representation of a child standing between 2 adults; and
                                          (ii) a representation of 2 adults touching hands; and
                                          (c) near the ribbon tails at the bottom left-hand of the coin