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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 2)
Currency Act 1965

I, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 19 April 2007

CHRIS PEARCE
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

 1 Name of Determination
 2 Commencement
 3 Specification of coins
 4 Application of Determination

Schedule 1 Specifications of Coins

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Specification of coins

  For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:
 (a) the denomination of a coin; and
 (b) the coin's standard composition; and
 (c) the coin's standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and
 (d) the coin's dimensions; and
 (e) the coin's design.

4 Application of Determination

  The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
Schedule 1 Specifications of Coins
(section 3)

Item 1                                   $5 coin
Denomination                             $5
Standard composition                     At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation  36.31g ± 0.54g
Maximum diameter                         38.94mm
Maximum thickness                        3.50mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Continuously milled
Obverse                                  An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                                          (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                                          (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2007'.
Reverse                                  A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a series of maps of Australia showing the development of state boundaries over time; and
                                          (b) the following inscriptions and image:
                                          (i) '150 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT';
                                          (ii) '5 DOLLARS';
                                          (iii) an outline map of South Australia filled with the text 'SOUTH AUSTRALIA'.

Item 2                                   $5 coin
Denomination                             $5
Standard composition                     At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation  36.31g ± 0.54g
Maximum diameter                         38.94mm
Maximum thickness                        3.50mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Continuously milled
Obverse                                  An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                                          (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                                          (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2008'.
Reverse                                  A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a series of maps of Australia showing the development of territory boundaries over time; and
                                          (b) the following inscriptions and image:
                                          (i) '30 YEARS OF TERRITORY GOVERNMENT';
                                          (ii) '5 DOLLARS';
                                          (iii) an outline map of the Northern Territory filled with the text 'NORTHERN TERRITORY'.

Item 3                                   $5 coin
Denomination                             $5
Standard composition                     At least 99.9% silver
Standard weight and allowable variation  36.31g ± 0.54g
Maximum diameter                         38.94mm
Maximum thickness                        3.50mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Continuously milled
Obverse                                  An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials 'IRB', surrounded by the inscriptions:
                                          (a) 'ELIZABETH II'; and
                                          (b) 'AUSTRALIA 2009'.
Reverse                                  A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a series of maps of Australia showing the development of state boundaries over time;