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Commonwealth of Australia

Currency Act 1965

Currency Determination No. 5 of 1997

I, CHARLES RODERICK KEMP, Assistant Treasurer, acting for the Treasurer, make the following Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 28 July 1997.

C.R. KEMP
Assistant Treasurer
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Citation

 1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 5 of 1997.

Commencement

 2. This Determination commences on 29 September 1997.

Specifications of coins

 3. This Determination specifies, for a coin of a kind having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 1 and 2, respectively, in Part 1 of the Schedule, and a design specified in column 5 of that Part:
 (a) the standard weight, and allowable variation from that weight, specified for a coin of that kind in column 3 of that Part; and
 (b) the dimensions specified for a coin of that kind in column 4 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

Denom‑    Standard                         Standard weight  Dimensions           Design
ination   composition
                                           and allowable    (1)                  (2)                 (1)     (2)   (3)      (4)
                                           variation (g)    Diameter             Thickness           Shape   Edge  Obverse  Reverse
                                                            (mm)                 (mm)
 $5       Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin  20.00  0.50                   38.90                2.65  S1      E1    O3       R49

 $5       Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin  20.00  0.50                   38.90                2.65  S1      E1    O3       R50

 $5       Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin  20.00  0.50                   38.90                2.65  S1      E1    O3       R51

 $5       Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin  20.00  0.50                   38.90                2.65  S1      E1    O3       R52

PART 2—EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

Design Feature  Symbol  Explanation
Shape           S1      Circular

Edge            E1      Milled

Obverse         O3      An effigy of the Queen, surrounded by the inscriptions:
                         (a) "ELIZABETH II"; and
                         (b) "AUSTRALIA 2000".

Design Feature  Symbol  Explanation
Reverse         R49     A representation of a female gymnast superimposed on a representation of Olympic flames, surrounded by:
                         (a) the inscriptions:
                         (i) "Sydney 2000"; and
                         (ii) "5 DOLLARS"; and
                         (b) a representation of the Olympic rings.

Reverse         R50     A representation of a male athlete superimposed on a representation of Olympic flames, surrounded by:
                         (a) the inscriptions:
                         (i) "Sydney 2000"; and
                         (ii) "5 DOLLARS"; and
                         (b) a representation of the Olympic rings.

Reverse         R51     A representation of a male archer superimposed on a representation of Olympic flames, surrounded by:
                         (a) the inscriptions:
                         (i) "Sydney 2000"; and
                         (ii) "5 DOLLARS"; and
                         (b) a representation of the Olympic rings.

Reverse         R52     A representation of a sailing yacht and its crew superimposed on a representation of Olympic flames, surrounded by:
                         (a) the inscriptions:
                         (i) "Sydney 2000"; and
                         (ii) "5 DOLLARS"; and
                         (b) a representation of the Olympic rings.