Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 3) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 3)1 Currency Act 1965

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

Dated 22 June 2009

NICK SHERRY Assistant Treasurer

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 3).

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 $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 Interrupted milling 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 consisting of: (a) a stylised representation of 5 kangaroos; and (b) the inscription '1 DOLLAR'; and (c) an inscription of an incomplete circle with a kangaroo superimposed on it.