Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1)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 21 January 2008

NICK SHERRY Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 1).

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 Specification of coins (section 3)

Item 1 $1 coin Denomination $1 Standard composition Copper, aluminium and nickel Standard weight and allowable variation 9.00 g ± 0.27 g 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) a koala sitting on a tree branch; and (b) an artist's impression of the trunk of a tree and tree leaves; and (c) the inscription '1 DOLLAR'.