Commonwealth of Australia Currency Act 1965 Currency Determination No. 8 of 1992 I, ROBERT McMULLAN, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make the following Determination under the Currency Act 1965. Dated 4 February 1992. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer for and on behalf of the Treasurer Citation 1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 8 of 1992. [NOTE: This Determination commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss.46A and 48.] Interpretation 2. In this Determination: "$5 silver satellite coin" means a coin of the denomination of $5: (a) the specifications of which are set out in clause 4; and (b) the design of which is set out in clause 5; "Act" means the Currency Act 1965. Specifications of coins 3. On and after 5 September 1992, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that standard weight, the design and the dimensions of a $5 silver satellite coin are as set out in this determination. Specifications of $5 silver satellite coin 4 (1) The shape of a $5 silver satellite coin is circular. (2) The edge of the coin is milled. (3) The composition of the coin is 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal. (4) The standard weight of the coin is 35.79 grams. (5) A variation of 0.63 grams from the standard weight is allowable. (6) The diameter of the coin is 38.90 millimetres. (7) The thickness of the coin is 3.50 millimetres. Design of $5 silver satellite coin 5. (1) The obverse of a $5 silver satellite coin bears an effigy of the Queen and the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA" and "1992". (2) The reverse of the coin bears: (a) a representation of a group of satellites in the form of the Southern Cross orbiting a globe on which the Australian continent appears; and (b) the inscription "5 DOLLARS". 9218692