Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 5) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No. 5) Currency Act 1965

I, BERNIE RIPOLL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated: 22nd August 2012

BERNIE RIPOLL Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer 1 Name of Determination This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2012 (No.5). 2 Commencement This Determination commences on the day after it is registered. 3 Definitions In this Determination: Act means the Currency Act 1965. 4 Standard weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design (1) For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, each item in Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item (being a coin whose denomination is specified, or taken to be specified, in the Schedule to the Act): (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. (2) Subsection (1) does not affect any other determination of the standard weight and allowable variation, dimensions or design of a coin, made under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.

Schedule 1 (section 4) Part 1 Specifications of coins

Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design Maximum diameter (mm) Maximum thickness (mm) Shape Edge Obverse Reverse 1 $2 Copper, aluminium and nickel 6.60 ± 0.26 20.62 3.20 S1 E1 O1 R1 2 $1 Not less than 99.9% silver 31.103 + 1.80 40.60 4.00 S1 E2 O2 R2