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Currency Determination No. 2 of 1994 (Cth)

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Commonwealth of Australia

Currency Act 1965

Currency Determination No. 2 of 1994

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 2 may 1994.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Citation

1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 2 of 1994.

Commencement

2. This Determination commences on 6 May 1994.

Application

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

Specifications and design of $1 silver coins

4. (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 "ELIZABETH II", "AUSTRALIA" and "1994".

(10) The reverse of each coin bears:

(a) a representation of a leaping kangaroo; and

(b) the inscriptions "ONE DOLLAR" and "ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER".

Specifications and designs of $5 silver coins

5. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of 5 coins each of the denomination of $5 and the standard composition of which consists of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal.

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Document text

Commonwealth of Australia

Currency Act 1965

Currency Determination No. 2 of 1994

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 2 may 1994.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Citation

1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 2 of 1994.

Commencement

2. This Determination commences on 6 May 1994.

Application

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

Specifications and design of $1 silver coins

4. (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 "ELIZABETH II", "AUSTRALIA" and "1994".

(10) The reverse of each coin bears:

(a) a representation of a leaping kangaroo; and

(b) the inscriptions "ONE DOLLAR" and "ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER".

Specifications and designs of $5 silver coins

5. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of 5 coins each of the denomination of $5 and the standard composition of which consists of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal.

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