STATUTORY RULES 1969 No. REGULATIONS UNDER THE CURRENCY ACT 1965-1969.* I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Currency Act 1965-1969. Dated this second day of September, 1969. Paul Hasluck Governor-General. By His Excellency's Command, Treasurer. Amendments of the Currency Regulations† Designs of coins. 1. Regulation 4 of the Currency Regulations is amended— (a) by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:— "(a) in respect of the shape of the coin— (i) in the case of a coin of the denomination of Fifty cents—having the shape of an equilateral and equiangular dodecagon; and (ii) in any other case—circular;"; and (b) by omitting from sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b) the words " or Two cents " and inserting in their stead the words ", Two cents or Fifty cents ". Dimensions of coins. 2. Regulation 5 of the Currency Regulations is amended by omitting the words " for the diameter of the coin " and inserting in their stead the words " for the shortest diameter of a coin of the denomination of Fifty cents or for the diameter of a coin of another denomination ". Remedy in respect of composition of coins of denomination of Fifty cents. 3. Regulation 7 of the Currency Regulations is repealed. The Schedule. 4. The Schedule to the Currency Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:— THE SCHEDULE Regulations 3, 5, 6. First Column Second Column Third Column Fourth Column Fifth Column Denomination of Coin Standard Weight Length of shortest diameter or of diameter Thickness Remedy in Respect of Weight Grains Inches Inches Grains Fifty cents 240.0 1.246 0.110 6 Twenty cents 174.6 1.128 0.099 5 Ten cents 87.3 0.934 0.078 3 Five cents 43.6 0.769 0.061 2 Two cents 80.0 0.855 0.080 3 One cent 40.0 0.695 0.062 2 *Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1969. † Statutory Rules 1966, No. 21. Printed for the Government of the Commonwealth by W. G. MurrAy at the Government Printing Office, Canberra 20552/69—Price 5c 10/20.8.1969