Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 2) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 2)

I, ROSS CAMERON, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under paragraph 13 (2) (b) and subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 17 February 2004

ROSS CAMERON Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2004 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.

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 standard composition; and (c) the coin's standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and (d) the coin's dimensions; and (e) the coin's design.

4 Application of Determination

The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin. Schedule 1 Specifications of coins (section 3)

Item 1 $5 coin Denomination $5 Standard composition Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin Standard weight and 20.00g ± 0.50g allowable variation Maximum diameter 38.90mm Maximum thickness 2.65mm 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 2004'; and (c) 'FIVE DOLLARS'. Reverse design A design consisting of: (a) a man throwing a javelin; and (b) a man throwing a spear, using a spear thrower; and (c) the AOC logo (printed in colour); and (d) the inscription 'OLYMPIC GAMES 2000–2004'.