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
2 Commencement
3 Specification of coins
4 Application of Determination
Schedule 1
Part 1 Specifications of coins
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is Currency Determination 1999 (No. 6).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on gazettal.
3 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.
4 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 | Standard weight and allowable variation (g) | Dimensions | Design | |||||
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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’. |