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Commonwealth of Australia

Currency Act 1965

Currency Determination No. 6 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 9th December 1996.

Assistant Treasurer

Citation

1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 6 of 1996.

Commencement

2. This Determination commences on 13 December 1996.

Specifications of certain coins

3. 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.

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 — not less than  Standard weight and allowable variation (g)  Dimensions—  Design—
(1)           (2)                                   (1)                                          (2)          (3)       (4)
Diameter      Thickness                             Shape                                        Edge         Obverse   Reverse
(mm)          (mm)
$1            99.9% silver                          31.635 ± 0.500                               40.60        4.00      S1       E1  O1  R1
                                                                                                                                         R2
                                                                                                                                         R3
                                                                                                                                         R4
$2            99.9% silver                          62.770 ± 0.500                               50.30        4.50      S1       E2  O1  R5
                                                                                                                                         R6
                                                                                                                                         R7
$5            99.99% gold                           1.571 ± 0.015                                14.10        1.40      S1       E1  O1  R8
              99.95% platinum                       1.571 ± 0.015                                14.10        1.40      S1       E1  O1  R9
$10           99.9% silver                          312.347 ± 1.00                               75.50        8.70      S1       E2  O1  R10
$15           99.99% gold                           3.133 ± 0.022                                16.10        1.50      S1       E1  O1  R11
              99.95% platinum                       3.137 ± 0.025                                16.10        1.32      S1       E1  O1  R12
$25           99.99% gold                           7.807 ± 0.030                                20.10        2.00      S1       E1  O1  R13
              99.95% platinum                       7.815 ± 0.035                                20.10        1.90      S1       E1  O1  R14
$30           99.9% silver                          1002.502 ± 1.50                              101.00       14.60     S1       E2  O1  R15
$40           99.95% palladium                      31.185 ± 0.066                               36.10        4.00      S1       E1  O1  R16
$50           99.99% gold                           15.594 ± 0.040                               25.10        2.40      S1       E1  O1  R17
                                                                                                                                         R18
              99.95% platinum                       15.605 ± 0.045                               25.10        2.30      S1       E1  O1  R19
$100          99.99% gold                           31.162 ± 0.055                               32.10        2.80      S1       E1  O1  R20
              99.95% platinum                       31.185 ± 0.065                               32.10        2.70      S1       E1  O1  R21
$200          99.99% gold                           62.265 ± 0.05                                40.60        4.00      S1       E1  O1  R22
              99.95% platinum                       62.313 ± 0.075                               40.60        3.80      S1       E1  O1  R23

PART 2—EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

1. Shape:

S1 = circular.

2. Edge:
E1 = milled.
E2 = 8 segments, of which 4 are milled and 4 are plain.

96M193A, 15/11/96, 12:29 PM 96101205

SCHEDULE—continued

3. Obverse:

O1 = a circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing:
     (a) the inscriptions:
       (i) "ELIZABETH II"; and
       (ii) "AUSTRALIA"; and
     (b) an inscription