Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 10) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 10)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 19 December 2008

NICK SHERRY Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 10).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specification 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: (i) standard composition; and (ii) standard weight and the allowable variation from that weight; and (iii) dimensions; and (iv) design.

4 Application

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 Not less than 99.9% silver Standard weight and 31.635 g  0.500 g allowable variation Maximum diameter 40.20 mm Maximum thickness 3.50 mm Shape Circular Edge Continuously milled Obverse design A design consisting of: (a) in the centre — a replica of the obverse side of the 1852 Adelaide Assay Office gold ingot, plated with not less than 99.99% gold, that shows: (i) the authority stamp in the form of a triple‑struck shield surrounding the partly visible initials 'S.A' and a crown located above the initials; and (ii) the fineness stamp composed of the word 'CARAT' and the punch marks '23', '1' and '8', representing 23 and 1/8th carats; and (iii) the weight stamp, being a circular border enclosing each of the following: (A) the words 'WEIGHT OF INGOT'; (B) the abbreviations 'OZ.DWT.GR' located above the punch marks '0', '5' and '8', indicating that the weight of the ingot is 5 pennyweights and 8 grains; (C) the expression 'EQUIV. WEIGHT OF 22 CARATS' located above the punch marks '5' and '14', indicating the weight of the ingot after it is converted to the standard of 22 carats; and (b) the inscription '1852 ADELAIDE ASSAY OFFICE GOLD INGOT'; and (c) a border composed of 3 intersecting lines, partly surrounding the replica of the ingot; and (d) a die number.