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Currency Determination No. 5 of 1995

as amended

made under subsection 13A (1) of the

Currency Act 1965

This compilation was prepared on 28 March 2006
taking into account amendments up to Currency Determination No. 6 of 1998

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Citation [see Note 1]
 2 Commencement
 3 Application of the Determination
 4 Schedule to the Act
 5 Specifications and design of a $1 silver coin
 6 Specifications and design of $5 gold coins
 7 Specifications and design of $15 gold coins
 8 Specifications and design of $25 gold coins
 9 Specifications and design of a $40 palladium coin
 10 Specifications and design of $50 gold coins
 11 Specifications and design of a $50 gold coin
 12 Specifications and design of a $50 gold coin
 13 Specifications and design of a $50 gold coin
 14 Specifications and design of $100 gold coins
 15 Additional design specification

Schedule Table of animals in the Chinese astrological calendar and corresponding year in Roman calendar

Notes

1 Citation [see Note 1]

  This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 5 of 1995.

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on 25 October 1995.

3 Application of the Determination

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

4 Schedule to the Act

  The Act has effect, on and after 25 October 1995, as if:
 (a) there were included in the Schedule to the Act a reference to a denomination of "Forty dollars"; and
 (b) there were specified in that Schedule, opposite to that denomination, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the expression "not less than 99.95% palladium".

5 Specifications and design of a $1 silver coin

 (1) This clause sets out the specifications and design of a coin of the denomination of $1 the standard composition of which includes not less than 99.9% silver.

 (2) The shape of the coin is circular.

 (3) The edge of the coin is milled.

 (4) The standard weight of the coin is 31.635 grams.

 (5) A variation of 0.500 grams from the standard weight is allowed.

 (6) The diameter of the coin is 40.60 millimetres.

 (7) The thickness of the coin is 4.00 millimetres.

 (8) The obverse of the coin bears:
 (a) an effigy of the Queen; and
 (b) the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II", "AUSTRALIA", and "1 DOLLAR";
all encircled by raised beads inside the rim of the coin.

 (9) The reverse of the coin bears:
 (a) a representation of a kookaburra in flight; and
 (b) a smaller representation of the mace from the coat of arms of the city of Basel; and
 (c) the inscriptions:
 (i) "THE AUSTRALIAN