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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2005 (No. 3)

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

Dated 16 August 2005

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 2005 (No. 3).

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                                   $50
Denomination                             $50
Standard composition                     Outer ring — at least 99.9 % copper
                                         Intermediate ring — at least 99.9% silver
                                         Centre — at least 99.9% silver, plated with 24 carat gold
Standard weight and                      32.87g ± 0.64g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter                         38.94mm
Maximum thickness                        4.13mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Continuously milled
Obverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) in the centre — an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials "IRB"; and
                                          (b) in the intermediate ring — a collage of floral patterns; and
                                          (c) in the outer ring — the inscriptions:
                                          (i) "ELIZABETH II"; and
                                          (ii) "AUSTRALIA 2006"; and
                                          (iii) "50 DOLLARS".
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) in the centre — the logo of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games in colour pad printing; and
                                          (b) in the intermediate ring — a background collage of the text "XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES"; and
                                          (c) in the outer ring — pictograms of 16 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games sports.
Item 2                                   $5
Denomination                             $5
Standard composition                     Not less than 99.9% silver
Standard weight and                      36.31g ± 0.54g
allowable variation
Maximum diameter                         38.94mm
Maximum thickness                        3.50mm
Shape                                    Circular
Edge                                     Continuously milled
Obverse design                           An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials "IRB", surrounded by the inscriptions:
                                          (a) "ELIZABETH II"; and
                                          (b) "AUSTRALIA 2006"; and
                                          (c) "5 DOLLARS".
Reverse design                           A design consisting of:
                                          (a) a representation of a Melbourne City landscape and its reflection on the Yarra River; and
                                          (b) the logo of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, rearranged so that the words "MELBOURNE 2006" and the image of a torch are to the side of the depiction of athletes, and its reflection on the Yarra River; and
                                          (c) the inscription