Commonwealth of Australia

Currency Act 1965

Currency Determination No. 6 of 1995

I, PAUL ELLIOTT, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, acting for the Treasurer, make the following Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 30th November 1995.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Citation

1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 6 of 1995.

[NOTE: This Determination commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 46A and s. 48.]

Application of the Determination

2. This Determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications or design of a coin.

Specifications and design of a $1 coin

3. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of a coin of the denomination of $1 the standard composition of which includes copper, aluminium and nickel.

(2) The shape of the coin is circular.

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(3) The edge of the coin consists of 14 segments of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain.

(4) The standard weight of the coin is 9.00 grams.

(5) A variation of 0.28 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(6) The diameter of the coin is 25.12 millimetres.

(7) The thickness of the coin is 2.80 millimetres.

(8) The obverse of the coin bears:

(a) an effigy of the Queen; and

(b) the inscriptions:

(9) The reverse of the coin bears:

(a) a representation of Sir Henry Parkes; and

(b) the inscriptions:

Specifications and design of $1 coins

4. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of 2 coins of the denomination of $1 the standard composition of which consists of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal.

(2) The shape of each coin is circular.

(3) The edge of the first coin is milled.

(4) The edge of the second coin consists of 14 segments of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain.

(5) The standard weight of each coin is 11.49 grams.

(6) A variation of 0.23 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(7) The diameter of each coin is 25.12 millimetres.

(8) The thickness of each coin is 2.80 millimetres.

(9) The obverse of each coin bears:

(a) an effigy of the Queen; and

(b) the inscriptions:

(10) The reverse of each coin bears:

(a) a representation of Sir Henry Parkes; and

(b) the inscriptions:

Specifications and design of $1 silver coins

5. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of 2 coins each of the denomination of $1 and the standard composition of which includes not less than 99.9% silver.

(2) The shape of each coin is circular.

(3) The edge of the first coin is milled.

(4) The edge of the second coin consists of 12 segments, of which 6 are coarse milled and 6 are plain.

(5) The standard weight of each coin is 31.635 grams.

(6) A variation of 0.50 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(7) The diameter of each coin is 40.60 millimetres.

(8) The thickness of each coin is 4.00 millimetres.

(9) The obverse of each coin bears:

(a) an effigy of the Queen; and

(b) the inscriptions:

(10) The reverse of each coin bears:

(a) a representation of a female kangaroo and her joey; and

(b) the monogram "HH"; and

(c) the inscriptions:

Specifications and design of a $5 coin

6. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of a coin of the denomination of $5 the standard composition of which includes aluminium, copper and nickel.

(2) The shape of the coin is circular.

(3) The edge of the coin is milled.

(4) The standard weight of the coin is 28.00 grams.

(5) A variation of 0.80 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(6) The diameter of the coin is 38.90 millimetres.

(7) The thickness of the coin is 3.50 millimetres.

(8) The obverse of the coin bears:

(a) an effigy of the Queen; and

(b) the inscriptions:

(9) The reverse of the coin bears:

(a) a representation of Sir Donald Bradman batting and a wicket; and

(b) the inscriptions:

Specifications and design of a $5 coin

7. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of a coin of the denomination of $5 the standard composition of which includes austenitic stainless steel, copper, aluminium and nickel.

(2) The shape of the coin is circular.

(3) The edge of the coin has 24 facets.

(4) The standard weight of the coin is 10.60 grams.

(5) A variation of 0.50 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(6) The diameter of the coin is 28.12 millimetres.

(7) The thickness of the coin is 2.60 millimetres.

(8) The obverse of the coin bears:

(a) an effigy of the Queen; and

(b) the inscriptions:

(9) The reverse of the coin bears:

(a) a representation of the head and upper body of Sir Donald Bradman batting; and

(b) the inscriptions:

Specifications and designs of $10 coins

8. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and designs of 2 coins of the denomination of $10 and the standard composition of which includes not less than 99.9% silver.

(2) The shape of each coin is circular.

(3) The edge of each coin is plain.

(4) The standard weight of each coin is 20.77 grams.

(5) A variation of 0.50 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

(6) The diameter of each coin is 34.10 millimetres.

(7) The thickness of each coin is 2.90 millimetres.

(8) The obverse of each coin bears:

(a) an effigy of the Queen; and

(b) the inscriptions:

(9) The reverse of the first coin bears:

(a) a representation of Betty Cuthbert running; and

(b) a representation of the Olympic symbol; and

(c) the monogram "HH"; and

(d) the inscriptions:

(10) The reverse of the second coin bears:

(a) a representation of Shirley Strickland leaping over a hurdle; and

(b) a representation of the Olympic symbol; and

(c) the monogram "HH"; and

(d) the inscriptions: