Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 3) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 3) Currency Act 1965

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

Dated 30 October 2006

CHRIS PEARCE Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1 Name of Determination 2 Commencement 3 Specification of coins 4 Application of Determination

Schedule 1 Specifications of coins

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 3).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

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 At least 99.9% silver Standard weight and allowable variation 36.31g ± 0.54g Maximum diameter 38.94mm Maximum thickness 3.50mm Shape Circular Edge Continuously milled Obverse An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials "IRB", surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) "ELIZABETH II"; and (b) "AUSTRALIA 2007". Reverse A design consisting of: (a) a representation of part of the painting "Curve of the Bridge" by Grace Cossington Smith; and (b) the inscriptions: (i) "CURVE OF THE BRIDGE"; and (ii) "5 DOLLARS"; and (iii) "GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH 1892–1984".