Commonwealth of Australia Currency Act 1965 Currency Determination No. 7 of 1996 I, CHARLES RODERICK KEMP, Assistant Treasurer, acting for the Treasurer, make the following Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965. Dated 1996. Assistant Treasurer Citation 1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 7 of 1996. Commencement 2. This Determination commences on 1 January 1997. Specifications of certain coins 3. (1) This Determination specifies, in relation to certain coins having the denominations and standard compositions specified in columns 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the Schedule, the standard weights, the allowable variations from those standard weights, the dimensions and the designs respectively set out in columns 3, 4 and 5 of that Part. (2) A reference in the Schedule to the diameter of a coin is, in relation to a coin that is not circular, a reference to the distance between 2 parallel faces of the edge of the coin. Application of Determination 4. This Determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin. SCHEDULE Clause 3 PART 1—SPECIFICATIONS OF COINS Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions— Design— (1) (2) (1) (2) (3) (4) Diameter Thickness Shape Edge Obverse Reverse (mm) (mm) $1 Copper, aluminium and nickel 9.00 ± 0.28 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O2 R24 R25 Not less than 99.9% silver 11.49 ± 0.23 25.12 2.80 S1 E3 O2 R26 31.635+0.50 40.60 4.00 S1 E1 O2 R27 R28 $5 Austenitic stainless steel, copper, aluminium and nickel 10.60 ± 0.50 27.88 2.60 S2 E4 O2 R29 $10 Not less man 99.9% silver 20.77 ± 0.50 34.10 2.90 S1 E4 O2 R30 R31 PART 2—EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS 1. Shape: S1 = circular. S2 = regular 24-sided polygon. 2. Edge: E1 = milled. E3 = 14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plain. E4 = plain. [NOTE: E2 is referred to in Currency Determination No. 6 of 1996.] SCHEDULE—continued 3. Obverse: O2 = an effigy of the Queen, surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) "ELIZABETH H"; and (b) "AUSTRALIA"; and (c) "1997". [NOTE: O1 is referred to in Currency Determination No. 6 of 1996.] 4. Reverse: R24 = an effigy of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith superimposed on a representation of an aeroplane bearing the inscriptions "USU" and "Southern Cross", which, in turn, is superimposed on a representation of a flight path, surrounded by: (a) the monogram "WP"; and (b) the inscriptions: (i) "SIR CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH"; and (ii) "1897-1935"; and (iii) "1 DOLLAR"; and (iv) "C", "S", "M", "B" or "A". R25 = an effigy of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) "SIR CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH"; and (ii) "1897"; and (iii) "1935"; and (iv) "1 DOLLAR"; and (b) a representation of an aeroplane bearing the inscriptions "USU" and "Southern Cross". R26 = an effigy of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith superimposed on a representation of an aeroplane bearing the inscriptions "USU" and "Southern Cross", which, in turn, is superimposed on a representation of a flight path, surrounded by: (a) the monogram "WP"; and (b) the inscriptions: (i) "SIR CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH"; and (ii) "1897-1935"; and (iii) "1 DOLLAR". R27 = a representation of a kangaroo drinking from, and reflected in, a waterhole, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions: (i) "C"; and (ii) "1 OUNCE FINE SILVER"; and (iii) "ONE DOLLAR"; and SCHEDULE—continued (b) the monogram "HH". R28 = a circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing: (a) a representation of: (i) Old Parliament House, Canberra; and (ii) the reverse of a 1927 Australian Florin; and (b) the monogram "HH"; and (c) the inscriptions: (i) "OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE 1927-1997"; and (ii) "1 DOLLAR". R29 = a representation of Sir Donald Bradman batting, and the monogram "G", enclosed in a circle surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) "SIR DONALD BRADMAN"; and (b) "5 DOLLARS". R30 = a representation of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the monograms "HH" and "G", enclosed in a circle surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) "SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE"; and (b) "10 DOLLARS". R31 = a representation of Sydney Opera House, and the monogram "HH", enclosed in a circle surrounded by the inscriptions: (a) "SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE"; and (b) "10 DOLLARS". [NOTE: R1-R23 are referred to in Currency Determination No. 6 of 1996.]