Currency Determination No. 6 of 1999 (Cth)

Currency Determination 1999 (No. 6)

I, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 9 November 1999.

JOE HOCKEY
Minister for Financial Services and Regulation

Currency Determination 1999 (No. 6)

made under the

Currency Act 1965

Contents

Page

1  Name of Determination   3

2  Commencement   3

3  Specification of coins   3

4  Application of Determination   3

Schedule 14

Part 1   Specifications of coins   4

Part 2   Explanation of symbols   4

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is Currency Determination 1999 (No. 6).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

1. Specification of coins

This Determination specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that weight, the dimensions and the design specified in columns 4, 5 and 6 of that Part.

1. Application of Determination

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

Schedule 1             

(section 3)

Part 1          Specifications of coins

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5		Column 6
Item	Denomination	Standard composition	Standard weight and allowable variation (g)	Dimensions		Design
(1) Diameter (mm)	(2) Thickness (mm)	(1) Shape	(2) Edge	(3) Obverse	(4) Reverse
101	$5	99.9% silver	31.635 ± 0.500	40.60	4.00	S1	E5	O15	R224
102	$5	99.9% silver	31.635 ± 0.500	40.60	4.00	S1	E5	O15	R225
103	$100	99.9% gold	10.021 ± 0.020	25.10	2.40	S1	E1	O15	R226

Part 2          Explanation of symbols

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Design Feature	Symbol	Explanation
201	Shape	S1	Circular
202	Edge	E1	Continuously milled
203	Edge	E5	Plain edge with the inscription ‘GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD’ (twice appearing) evenly spaced around the edge to read with the reverse of the coin facing up.
204	Obverse	O15	An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by: (a) the inscriptions:    (i)    ‘ELIZABETH II’; and    (ii)    ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and (b) an inscription stating, in arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLARS’.
205	Reverse	R224	A circle, immediately inside the rim, comprising: (a) a representation of Australian flora; and (b) a tablet enclosing:    (i)    the inscription ‘Sydney 2000’; and    (ii)    a representation of the Olympic rings in Olympic colours; that, in turn, surround: (c) a representation of a kookaburra sitting on a eucalyptus branch with a worm in its beak; and (d) the letter ‘P’ or ‘C’.
206	Reverse	R225	A circle, immediately inside the rim, comprising: (a) representations of different weather conditions, including clouds, sun, rain, a rainbow and hail; and (b) the letter ‘P’ or ‘C’; and (c) a tablet enclosing:    (i)    the inscription ‘Sydney 2000’; and    (ii)    a representation of the Olympic rings in Olympic colours; that, in turn, surround a representation of a flock of birds flying over Sydney Harbour, with an artificial structure depicted in the foreground.
207	Reverse	R226	A circle, immediately inside the rim, comprising: (a) 15 tablets of varying sizes, each enclosing an abstract representation of an Olympic sport; and (b) a tablet enclosing:    (i)    the inscription ‘Sydney 2000’; and    (ii)    a representation of the Olympic rings; that, in turn, surround: (c) the inscription ‘ACHIEVEMENT’; and (d) a representation of a person placing a medal around the neck of an Olympic competitor; and (e) the letter ‘P’.