Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 2) (Cth)

Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 2)

as amended

made under subsection 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 14 October 2010 taking into account amendments up to Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 2) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1] 2 Commencement [see Note 1] 3 Specification of coins 4 Application

Notes

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Currency (Perth Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 2).

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

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 At least 99.9% silver Standard weight and 31.635 g  0.500 g allowable variation Maximum diameter 40.60 mm Maximum thickness 4.00 mm Shape Circular Edge Continuously milled

Obverse design An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2008'; and (c) '1 DOLLAR'. Reverse design A design consisting of: (a) a representation of HMAS Sydney II; and (b) the inscriptions: (i) 'HMAS SYDNEY II'; and (ii) '19 NOVEMBER 1941 ~ 16 March 2008'; and (iii) 'WR' and 'P'.