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Currency Determination No. 5 of 1997

Authoritative Version
No. 5 of 1997 Determinations/Currency as made
This Determination sets out the specifications and design of certain coins.
Administered by: Treasury
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Registered 15 Apr 2008
Gazetted 31 Aug 1997

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.