Currency Determination No. 5 of 1997 (Cth)

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‑ ination	Standard composition	Standard weight	Dimensions		Design
and allowable variation (g)	(1) Diameter (mm)	(2) Thickness (mm)	(1) Shape	(2) Edge	(3) Obverse	(4) Reverse
$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.