Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2) (Cth)

Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2)

as amended

made under subsection 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 24 May 2007 taking into account amendments up to Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2) Amendment Determination 2007 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1] 2 Commencement [see Note 1] 3 Specification of coins 4 Application of Determination

Schedule 1 Specifications of coins

Notes

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2006 (No. 2).

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

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 2006". Reverse A design consisting of: (a) a series of Australian maps showing the development of state boundaries over time; and (b) an outline map of Victoria enclosing repetitions of the word "VICTORIA"; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) "150 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT"; and (ii) "5 DOLLARS".