Commonwealth of Australia
Currency Act 1965
Currency Determination No. 5 of 1997
I, CHARLES RODERICK KEMP, Assistant Treasurer, acting for the Treasurer, make the following Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 28 July 1997.
C.R. KEMP
Assistant Treasurer
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Citation
1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 5 of 1997.
Commencement
2. This Determination commences on 29 September 1997.
Specifications of coins
3. This Determination specifies, for a coin of a kind having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 1 and 2, respectively, in Part 1 of the Schedule, and a design specified in column 5 of that Part:
(a) the standard weight, and allowable variation from that weight, specified for a coin of that kind in column 3 of that Part; and
(b) the dimensions specified for a coin of that kind in column 4 of that Part.
Application of Determination
4. This Determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
SCHEDULE Clause 3
PART 1—SPECIFICATIONS OF COINS
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Denom‑ ination | Standard composition | Standard weight | Dimensions | Design |
| | | and allowable variation (g) | (1) Diameter (mm) | (2) Thickness (mm) | (1) Shape | (2) Edge | (3) Obverse | (4) Reverse |
| $5 | Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin | 20.00 ± 0.50 | 38.90 | 2.65 | S1 | E1 | O3 | R49 |
| $5 | Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin | 20.00 ± 0.50 | 38.90 | 2.65 | S1 | E1 | O3 | R50 |
| $5 | Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin | 20.00 ± 0.50 | 38.90 | 2.65 | S1 | E1 | O3 | R51 |
| $5 | Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin | 20.00 ± 0.50 | 38.90 | 2.65 | S1 | E1 | O3 | R52 |
PART 2—EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
| Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
| Shape | S1 | Circular |
| Edge | E1 | Milled |
| Obverse | O3 | An effigy of the Queen, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) “ELIZABETH II”; and (b) “AUSTRALIA 2000”. |
| Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
| Reverse | R49 | A representation of a female gymnast superimposed on a representation of Olympic flames, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) “Sydney 2000”; and (ii) “5 DOLLARS”; and (b) a representation of the Olympic rings. |
| Reverse | R50 | A representation of a male athlete superimposed on a representation of Olympic flames, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) “Sydney 2000”; and (ii) “5 DOLLARS”; and (b) a representation of the Olympic rings. |
| Reverse | R51 | A representation of a male archer superimposed on a representation of Olympic flames, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) “Sydney 2000”; and (ii) “5 DOLLARS”; and (b) a representation of the Olympic rings. |
| Reverse | R52 | A representation of a sailing yacht and its crew superimposed on a representation of Olympic flames, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) “Sydney 2000”; and (ii) “5 DOLLARS”; and (b) a representation of the Olympic rings. |